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KNAPP Expands North American Headquarters in Georgia
Today, KNAPP announced that the company has purchased a new building
adjacent to its current location in Kennesaw, Georgia. The
50,000-sq.-ft. multi-purpose facility will be renovated, with completion
scheduled in the fall of 2018. The planned expansion will provide
capacity for growth of the KNAPP North American workforce by 150 in the
initial phases, and will be home for company technology demonstrations,
showroom and training facilities.
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Josef Mentzer KNAPP CEO (Photo: Business Wire)
According to Gernot Rupp, Vice President of Operations at KNAPP, "The
company has been experiencing significant growth in its orth American
market and is forecasting the need for additional personnel,
particularly in the areas of mechanical and electrical engineering,
system design engineering, software, project management, sales and
administration." The company is expecting to more than double its
current North American workforce to approximately 300.
The technology demonstration, showroom and training facility will
include an array of KNAPP's latest developments in vision technologies,
robotics, virtual reality, driverless shuttles and software. "KNAPP is a
market leader and innovator in delivering automated warehousing and
distribution solutions for the supply chain," commented KNAPP CEO Josef
Mentzer, "making the company a preferred choice for major brands in
retail, healthcare, grocery and manufacturing that are looking for a
competitive edge. It's this increase in demand that is directly fueling
our growth and the need to expand operations - particularly in the areas
of system design, engineering and software." Major KNAPP customers
include companies such as McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Avon, Hermes,
United Healthcare/Optum, Walgreen/Boots and Walmart.
About KNAPP KNAPP is an internationally operating company
and is one of the world market leaders in warehouse logistics and
automation with over 3,000 employees worldwide. As a solutions provider,
KNAPP provides one-stop, custom-designed intralogistics solutions in
health care, retail, apparel, food, manufacturing and ecommerce sectors.
Our clients experience results that are flexible, resource efficient,
ergonomic and self-learning. The company's North American headquarters
are in Kennesaw, GA. For more information, visit www.knapp.com.
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