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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Netherlands-based Vanderlande Industries Expands Marietta, Georgia, Operations Campus

08/17/2021
Netherlands-based Vanderlande Industries Inc., a global material handling and logistics company, will invest $59 million in expanding their North American headquarters in Marietta, Georgia. The project is expected to create 500 new jobs in Cobb County.

Vanderlande will expand into a newly constructed 152,612-square-foot facility, located at 3054 Chastain Meadows Parkway Northwest. This expansion will bring the company’s total employment to more than 1,250 people in Georgia.

"We are looking forward to moving into our new North American head office here in Marietta, Georgia," said Nick Porter, President of Vanderlande’s Airports & Parcel Solutions, North America. "Vanderlande continues to enjoy our relationship with the local community, educational institutions, and service providers. Our new campus supports our ability to expand our local teams to meet the growth in our business, and to support our North American customers with the innovative, efficient, and effective solutions they need."

Vanderlande has called Cobb County its North American home for more than 23 years.

"With the presence of Netherlands’ Consulate General for the Southeastern United States right here in Georgia, the Netherlands has long been a strategic partner for both trade and investment," said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. "Vanderlande’s success and continuous growth are a testament to that strong relationship and a result of our unmatched global connectivity and proximity to countless e-commerce and logistics companies. Many thanks to Vanderlande for their ongoing investment in our state and to our economic development partners in Cobb County for supporting our existing industries’ success."

Headquartered in Veghel, Netherlands, Vanderlande is the global market leader for value-added logistics automation within the airport, parcel, and warehouse markets. The company’s systems are active in 600 airports, including 14 of the world’s top 20. More than 45 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day. Many of the largest global e-commerce players and distribution firms have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions.

"We are pleased that Vanderlande is expanding its operations and presence here in metro Atlanta," said Katie Kirkpatrick, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. "The growing strength of our region’s supply chain and logistics ecosystem, coupled with assets like Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, will be important contributors to Vanderlande’s continued success at its North American headquarters and beyond."

The Netherlands has maintained a consular presence in Georgia since 1819 and opened a new Consulate General in Atlanta in January 2019. More than 290 Dutch companies have a presence in Georgia, employing more than 10,700 Georgians across the state.

"Supply chain and logistics is a growing industry in Cobb County, and Vanderlande’s expansion in Marietta is a great example of how our county is attracting high-quality jobs and investment in this sector," said Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber. "We are grateful to work with our economic development partners to help companies expand in our county and look forward to supporting Vanderlande in their continued success."

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