A BMW supplier will expand its facility in Duncan and create 20 new jobs.
Germany-based Fehrer Automotive, a producer of pads, modules and composite components for seating, confirmed Friday it plans to add 30,000 square feet to its existing 100,000-square-foot facility at 1825 Highway 290.
Company spokeswoman Ursula Theiss said the expansion is in response to additional business from BMW and other customers, as well as new technology in the area.
“Again, very exciting,” Theiss said. “[Fehrer is] proud to be part of the large BMW supplier family in the Greenville-Spartanburg area for so many years and many more to come.”
In 2011, Fehrer invested more than $14 million to relocate its seat cushion plant in Fountain Inn to the building formerly occupied by Lear Corp.’s seating operation and create 130 jobs.
Theiss said construction will begin in the next few weeks.
The company will have a kickoff meeting during the next few days with its landlord, contractor and others involved in the project.
A local official declined to comment on the project, saying it was still a little too early for the county to speak publicly about it.
For more information, visit fehrer.com.
