Polydeck Screen Corporation, a polyurethane and rubber screen media and specialty screening solutions provider, is spending $12 million to expand its operations in Spartanburg County. The expansion is expected to create 40 jobs over the next five years.
The additional space will be used for a research and development lab, a tool and die facility and material warehousing.
The company recently purchased a building and about 4 acres adjacent to its existing facility, increasing its manufacturing footprint to approximately 129,000-square-feet.
“For more than 35 years, South Carolina has provided us a positive business environment and we are pleased to have this opportunity to grow our business base here in Spartanburg,” Peter Freissle, Polydeck president, said in a release.
Polydeck is a family-owned business that provides screening solutions for the aggregate, coal and mining industries around the world.
The company also offers process consulting and screen evaluation services to customers in all three industries.
The company, which was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, opened its first U.S. operation in Spartanburg in 1978.
Polydeck’s current Spartanburg County expansion, the firm’s seventh in South Carolina, will add 36,400 square feet to the existing facility. The expansion will increase the company’s total South Carolina workforce to more than 250.
Those interested in jobs with Polydeck can visit polydeckscreen.com/polydeck-careers.
