A Midwest business plans to open a warehouse and service office in Seymour’s Eastside Industrial Park. BTS5 Inc. of Chicago expects to be up and running within the next 90 days.
The company supplies counter-weights and other products for forklifts and agricultural and construction uses. Customers include Toyota, Hyster-Yale Group, Caterpiller, UniCarriers and Terex.
Brian Holbrook, North American sales manager, said the company chose Seymour over other cities because of its centralized location between Illinois and Kentucky. “It’s the best of all worlds for us,” he told city council members during Monday night’s meeting at Seymour City Hall.
The company is finalizing the purchase of the former Mid-America Veneer building at 1635 E. 4th St. Rd. At 50,700 square feet, the building offers plenty of opportunity for growth and expansion.
The company’s products are manufactured at three foundries in China with warehousing and logistics services in the U.S. and Europe.
We pride ourselves on tailoring solutions to meet our customer needs with the highest quality and cost-effectiveness while mitigating risk,” Holbrook said. “Our differentiation is that our foundries and our qualified partners are ISO certified to ensure meeting our customers’ quality standards.
“We have a local engineering team in China to provide daily management support, and our global team speaks five languages – English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish – to better serve our customers.” he added.
Source: The Tribune, Jackson County, Ind. 8.16.17