redi-Group to Locate Headquarters; Create 250 New Jobs | Trade and Industry Development

redi-Group to Locate Headquarters; Create 250 New Jobs

Mar 08, 2009

The Greenville Area Development Corporation and South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that redi-Group will locate its new North American headquarters in Greenville County. The company plans to create 250 jobs during the next five years; intended capital investment was not released. The company will operate under the name redi-Group North America LLC.

redi-Group offers a wide range of quality services to automotive companies domestically and internationally, and has more than 3,000 clients worldwide. The German-headquartered company's services include testing and sorting of parts, supplier management, and outsourcing of critical business processes. The company plans to offer its entire range of services, including its Emergency Task Force, to customers in South Carolina, across the U.S., and in Canada, Mexico and South America.

"We warmly welcome redi-Group as part of the growing international community present within Greenville County," says Jay Rogers, chairman of the Greenville Area Development Corporation Board. "The company's decision to locate here reinforces not only Greenville County's competitiveness, but the area's ability to foster strong, quality businesses."

redi-Group is one of the largest German premium service providers for quality assurance and quality management in the automotive industry. The company's customers include leading automobile makers such as BMW, Daimler, Porsche, VW/Audi and also some 3,000 suppliers of components to the automobile industry. For more information, please visit www.redi-group.com.