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GEDIA
USA Holdings
In its completed form , the Georgia plant covers 180,000 square feet on a 55-acre lot , giving GEDIA the capacity to expand by up to 500,000 square feet over the coming years . “ The sole reason as to why we are here is to aid the production of the new Mercedes-Benz EQS and EQE SUV , which are both truly beautiful cars , but at the same time , we don ’ t want to focus on a single customer only . We are currently in talks with some local OEMs to diversify our output further , which will be the next step for GEDIA USA .
“ GEDIA is still a family-owned company , and it operates as such . We are pretty conservative when it comes to investments and growth , because we want to be here for the long haul . We don ’ t see ourselves as a big guy , our group revenue last year was roughly € 760 million , and I love this element about the business . We don ’ t jump on everything as soon as it appears , but tend to wait and sort through our options to see what makes the most sense to grow the enterprise in a timely and secure manner . The Georgia plant is a great example of this , building up a facility in time , and hitting all of the notable milestones on the way . This is exactly what GEDIA stands for , and what it can offer , and I am very proud of all of my colleagues across the world , who have supported us in getting to where we are today ,” he concludes . ■
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