Victaulic recently announced it the expansion of its Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania facility to increase its production capacity and meet the demands of its North American customer base. Headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, Victaulic’s $100 million expansion project will create 214 new full-time jobs, adding to the more than 1,600 employees already working across the Commonwealth. Worldwide, Victaulic employs more than 4,500 individuals.
When complete, the 150,000-square-foot addition to the Lawrenceville foundry will accommodate new molding lines, melt furnaces, core machines, automated finishing and paint equipment. The expansion will also include a 60,000-square-foot machine shop with state-of-the-art CNC equipment. To assist development efforts, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Department of Community & Economic Development have awarded Victaulic $1.5 million in grants.
"This expansion underscores our unwavering commitment to creating family-sustaining jobs that positively impact our community,” said Rick Bucher, president and CEO of Victaulic. “The expansion will also bolster our manufacturing infrastructure, ensuring Victaulic remains the industry leader in producing high-quality, innovative solutions for the construction industry and our North American customers. Additionally, the capital investment demonstrates our commitment to sustainable growth by incorporating production efficiency using the cleanest modern melting technology available. Victaulic takes pride in the fact that our solutions are manufactured using 100% recycled steel and are infinitely reconfigurable.”