The Brandt Group of Companies is expanding in the United States, buying a 200,000 sq. foot manufacturing plant and equipment from Kongskilde Industries A/S.
The plant, located in Illinois in the Bloomington-Normal area, had been owned by Kongskilde Industries, a Danish maker of agricultural equipment owned by CNH Industrial.
The acquisition represents Regina-based Brandt’s first manufacturing venture in the U.S.
“This is a world-class manufacturing facility and we are delighted to add it to other recent major investments in Canadian centres such as Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary and Fort St. John,” Brandt president Shaun Semple said in a release.
The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois, reported that the plant would eventually employ 300 to 500 people.
The plant has the latest tooling, including a modern powder-coat paint line. Brandt will use it to produce farm equipment for the U.S. corn and soybean markets.
