The Western Piedmont region is the perfect location for international businesses to thrive and grow while also offering their employees an enjoyable and peaceful quality of life. Western North Carolina offers so many breathtaking mountain views along with endless outdoor activities, adventurous day-trip destinations and relaxing weekend getaways. It is no wonder why so many international businesses choose to establish their roots in our area. Below you will find a list of German businesses that are currently located within the Western Piedmont region.
BENZ Tooling
1232 Commerce Street SW
Conover NC
704-529-5300
benztooling.com
Parent Company: BENZ GmbH
Established in the U.S.: 1945
According to the company’s website, “BENZ is a leading manufacturer and provider of components and systems for tool and machine technology worldwide. The company employs a workforce of over 300 employees and is represented by branch offices and trade partners around the world in over 30 countries.
Our product portfolio includes development and production of cutting-edge tooling systems for lathes and machining centers used for working with metal, wood and composites. As the trendsetters of our industry we stand for high-quality tooling and machine tooling solutions – according to the customer’s requirements.
The core business of BENZ in the future will continue to be as a leader in technology for innovative tooling systems and machine tool accessries, decisively shaping the machining processes for companies working with metal, wood and composites.”
Continental Corporation USA
705 Jamestown Road
Morganton NC
828-584-4500
www.continental.com
Parent Company: Continental AG
Established in the U.S.: 1971
According to the company’s website, “Our Values People who motivate – in a culture that inspires: Continental – more than 240,000 passionately committed people who realize the dream of mobility every day for customers and users in 59 countries and markets. That is how we create sustainable value. We give our very best every day to achieve this.
At Continental, all employees share four fundamental corporate values. They form the roots of our corporate culture: Trust, Passion To Win, Freedom To Act and For One Another. We are convinced that only in an environment shaped by those values can essential and pioneering services, solutions and input be created.
Continental encourages all employees. To do so, we maintain a culture of trust and provide the freedom to develop personal responsibility. At Continental, the working climate is characterized by mutual respect. Every individual contribution counts. We share these through our global network and work together to refine them. We pick up on trends and market changes, make use of them more quickly than others, and come up with better (i.e. more effective) solutions for our customers more quickly.”
Grasche USA, Inc.
240 Performance Drive SE
Hickory NC
828-322-3253
www.grasche.com
Parent Company: Grass & Schellenberg GmbH & Co. KB
Established in the U.S.: 1979
According to the company’s website, “GRASCHE USA is the premier U.S. manufacturer of quality custom saw bodies ready for tipping. Our saw bodies are laser-cut, heat-treated, reamed, surface-ground, and hammered by our expert craftsmen. Each saw is built in the U.S. with German cold-rolled saw steel using European machine and manufacturing processes to ensure the tightest tolerances possible. We invite you to experience Grasche’s renowned quality, exceptional customer service and rapid delivery.”
Heico Fasteners, Inc.
2377 8th Avenue NW
Hickory NC
828-261-0184
www.heicofasteners.com
Parent Company: Th. Heimann Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Established in the U.S.: 1996
According to the company’s website, “Heico Fasteners manufactures, or globally sources, a wide variety of items for your company’s upholstery needs.
Heico Fasteners, Inc. is a family-owned business who has been manufacturing and servicing the world with Decorative Nails for over 120 years. We continue our commitment to the Upholstery Industry by providing a wide variety of quality products and outstanding customer service.”
Klingspor Abrasives, Inc.
2555 Tate Blvd SE
Hickory NC
828-322-3030
www.klingspor.com
Parent Company: Klingspor GmbH
Established in the U.S.: 1979
According to the company’s website, “KLINGSPOR Abrasives is a manufacturer of the highest quality industrial sanding and grinding products. Our history is a long one which dates back over 100 years. KLINGSPOR originated in Germany where it is today still one of the world’s largest and most respected abrasive manufacturers making some of the highest quality products for industrial applications. With quality products and budget-conscious prices, KLINGSPOR gives you The Most Sanding Power for Your Money!® For questions, call toll free U.S. Customer Sales and Service: 1-800-645-5555 (Toll free for US only)
Several manufacturing and distribution facilities are the cornerstones for continued growth and awareness in the abrasives industry. KLINGSPOR Haiger, Germany is the origin and headquarters of these along with our Hickory, North Carolina, USA facility. The many distribution points bring KLINGSPOR products close to your manufacturing environment.”
Poppelmann Plastics USA LLC
2180 Heart Drive
Claremont NC
828-466-9500
www.poeppelmann.com
Parent Company: Pöppelmann GmbH & Co KG
Established in the U.S.: 2000
According to the company’s website, “Since its foundation in 1949, Pöppelmann has grown steadily. The 50 m² of space occupied when the company was founded had expanded to 9,145 m² by 1974 – while the company today serves customers in over 90 countries. However, the secret of our success has remained unchanged through the years: fulfilling the wishes and requirements of our customers has always been the sole focus of our efforts. With 2,500 employees around the world, today Pöppelmann is one of the leading companies of the plastics processing industry in Europe. Over 60 years of continuous growth and innovative plastics technology point the way for future development. The secret of our success: the wishes and requirements of our clients are at the core of everything we do.”
Punker LLC
914 25th Street SE
Hickory NC
828-322-1951
www.punker-usa.com
Parent Company: Punker GmbH
Established in the U.S.: 2011
According to the company’s website, “the punker group, headquartered in Eckernförde, Germany, has been specializing in the development and manufacture of blower wheels and fan wheels in large and mid-size volumes since 1954.
In 2012, punker LLC was founded in Hickory, NC to offer our US based customers close to home service. Our radial and cross flow wheels are custom designed to fit the industry’s needs.
With our production sites in Hickory, NC and Eckernförde, Germany, we encompass a total production area of around 240,000 sqft, employs approximately 300 employees and produce more than 5 million blower wheels per year with our export share exceeding 55 percent.
Anywhere air needs to be moved, products made by punker are being utilized. Among our long list of clients, we count well-known market leaders as valued, long-standing customers.
punker has earned a leading position in the market by engineering design solutions tailored to meet our customers’ technical requirements. We are able to offer this service by utilizing our hi-tech research and development department as well as having the ability to construct specialized production machines and tools in our extensive on-site machine shop.
From research to design and manufacture, we offer our customers technical advice, development and production all from one source. Our customers benefit from our emphasis on increased energy efficiency, noise reduction and compact construction that meets and exceeds their requirements. Thanks to our singular focus and our strong emphasis on quality, we have continuously grown over the past 10 years and have developed into a market leader in Europe.
We are an official member of the Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (» AMCA), an independent, international not-for-profit organization that develops, specifies and monitors standards and certifications for ventilation technology devices and applications.
punker is ISO 9001:015 certified.”
Sarstedt, Inc.
1025 Saint James Church Road
Newton NC
828-465-4000
www.sarstedt.com
Parent Company: Sarstedt AG & Co
Established in the U.S.: 1973
According to the company’s website, “Sarstedt develops, produces and sells devices and consumables for medicine and science. We are known as one of the leading providers in this sector worldwide.
Ever since the company’s foundation in 1961, we have continued to grow to the point where we now employ a workforce of 2,900. Our Sarstedt Group with its head office in Nümbrecht (Germany), North Rhine-Westphalia, comprises 34 sales organisations and 14 production sites in Europe, North and South America and Australia.
Quality “Made in Germany”
Our customers can rely on high-quality and high-performance products. “We always develop solutions characterised by ease of use, safety and the latest technology,” highlights the Sarstedt family, who own the Group. In order to continue to ensure this in the future, sustainable and intensive investments have been made in our national and international locations in the past few years. The high demand for quality, continuous development work, committed and very well trained employees and automated processes are the components which make up our excellent quality “Made in Germany”.
Quality all under one roof
We offer services under one roof – from the initial idea through to sales. The majority of our products are developed in our Development Centre. Approximately 90 per cent of our products are manufactured at our own production sites and sold around the world for the most part through our own sales organisations. In this way, we are able to achieve the highest level of quality, delivery capability and product support all under one roof.”