Heckler & Koch, a manufacturer of firearms and accessories, will invest $28.5 million to expand its existing operations in Columbus, Georgia. The new 50,000 square-foot facility in the Corporate Ridge Business Park will be ready in the summer of 2017 at which time HK will consolidate its New Hampshire operations into Columbus.
HK worked closely with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Development Authority of Columbus prior to making the decision that is expected to create 84 new jobs over the next 2 years.
“HK’s new U.S. factory will make use of advanced manufacturing technologies and will be staffed by German and American engineers and technicians,” said Francisco Hidalgo, CEO of HKUSA. “The HK products will maintain the same level of quality and reliability that the consumer has grown to expect from HK. Our company motto is and will remain ‘No Compromise’.”
“Georgia’s pro-business environment and well-connected logistics network allows manufacturing companies to thrive in our state,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson. “Heckler & Koch’s decision to expand its existing operations corroborates our efforts to not only attract companies to Georgia, but to also retain them and support their growth. We look forward to working with our partners in Columbus to support HK in all of their endeavors.”
“One of our main priorities is to assist existing companies to achieve success,” said Brian Anderson, president & CEO of the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce. “By taking time to understand HK’s business, our team was able to provide the company access to valuable resources and guidance that will keep them firmly planted in the Columbus region.
“HK has been a company that has quietly excelled in Columbus for many years and we are certainly excited about their investment and plans to hire more people,” said Russ Carreker, chairman of the Development Authority of Columbus. “Columbus is a great place to achieve business success and we’re grateful HK chose to grow its business here.”
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selected by the mhs program?
Maybe, but also consider the USMC seems to be loving the M27 and the army just selected HK for the CSASS…
They did not submit to MHS.
For a company that hates us, they keep trying to improve their ability to offer us products we want. But what do I know, some idiot at a gun show or on a forum in the ’90s said that HK hated us, so it must be true.
That some idiot is Larry Correia, one-time co-owner of the FBMG gun shop, and best-selling author of Monster Hunter. Full rant visible here:
https://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/hk-because-you-suck-and-we-hate-you/
Admittedly dated, but still funny and still worth a read.
…why does the grey one look like it’s a shitty photoshop?
So… looking at that video, nothing new for Shot then? Lol. Here I was holding my breath for a VP9 compact.
Give it a few more years. It took a good five or six for the P30SK.
So will we see actual 416 rifles? Or just more MR556s…..