Festool begins
manufacturing operations in the U.S., continuing to increase its investment in
Boone County, Indiana
As part of expansion,
company will create jobs in Boone County and provide training to U.S. workers
Tool
manufacturer FESTOOL has announced that it has started producing its FS Guide
Rails, an integral system component and accessory of many of its power tools,
at the company’s North American headquarters in Indiana. At the same time,
FESTOOL is increasing its investment in in the Lebanon Business Park by expanding
its manufacturing facilities for additional production lines and other products
in the future. With this, FESTOOL is expected to add 65 jobs in Boone County.
FS
Guide Rails production uses U.S.-sourced material and will begin shipping
throughout the U.S. and Canadian markets in late 2017. These guide rails are essential
to the Festool power tool system. They are aluminum tracks that work in
collaboration with some of Festool’s most popular power tools, such as its
track saws, routers and jigsaws.
“German
engineering and American manufacturing is a powerful combination,” says Ole
Held, CEO of Festool USA. “Launching a U.S. production line will allow us to
expand the Festool presence in North America and strengthen our commitment to
create innovative, precise, superior quality products.”
Chief Sales Officer Aaron Brading adds that the
new jobs the company is creating will bring training opportunities for Boone
County residents. “We are increasing the highly experienced personnel that can
train other workers, and we are currently working on the transfer of Steeve
Cachelou from France to the U.S. Mr. Cachelou has trained people in the use of
FESTOOL power tools for years. He will also support our Roadshow events where
we provide instruction and training to professional users. Mr. Cachelou will be
particularly helpful to our activities in the French-speaking parts of Canada.”
About FESTOOL USA
Festool
USA is a unit of Germany-based Festool Group GmbH & Co., a subsidiary of
TTS Tooltechnic Systems AG, a holding company that also owns Honeywell
protection equipment and Tyrolt cutting and grinding tools.
Founded
in Germany in 1925, Festool moved its North American headquarters to Lebanon,
Indiana, in 2006. In 2015, it doubled that facility’s size. Last year, Festool
began manufacturing its FS Guide Rails, using U.S.-sourced material, at the
Lebanon campus and has plans to further expand its Indiana manufacturing
operations. The company projects that 65 new jobs will be created by the
facility expansion, as it continues to offer a comprehensive lineup of power
tools and system accessories, designed to boost productivity through efficiency
and high performance.
For
more information, visit www.festoolusa.com or www.festoolcanada.com.
About
Steeve Cachelou
Steeve
is currently a Tool Demonstration Expert and Trainer at FESTOOL France (Paris
Region). He will join FESTOOL USA to support training and sales events. Plans
and conducts Festool demonstrations for professional users in Paris/France
area. Assignments include: Presentation of promotion, demonstration and sale of
all Festool products portfolio - Train employees, sales managers, commercial
customers in Festool tool use, new applications, new features -Instruct
professional tradesmen and other uses in Festool use and applications, teaches
new techniques - Develops and Implements Sales Plans for Festool products
within professional distribution network, sales to professional users. See:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steeve-cachelou-60a15355/?originalSubdomain=fr