Bystronic Breaks Ground on New North & South American Market Region Headquarters
Elgin, Ill.—September 18, 2018 — Bystronic conducts official groundbreaking ceremony for their new advanced Experience Center and US corporate headquarters. The new 162,875 square foot facility will be located in the western Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, IL, directly off of Interstate 90. The investment in the new facility demonstrates Bystronic’s continued long-term commitment to providing innovative products, services and solutions for the US market.
Jeff Janda, SIOR and Mike Plumb, principals of Lee & Associates’ Illinois office, are pleased to have represented Bystronic in this build-to-suit.
Conor Commercial Real Estate is the developer and the facility is being built by McShane Construction Company. Mike Sedjo and Jack Brennan of CBRE represented the developer. The facility was designed by Heitman Architects, Inc.
The new Bystronic Experience Center will feature an advanced showroom, where visitors can experience Bystronic innovations first-hand with an entire range of sheet metal processing solutions.
The facility will serve as the new hub for Bystronic US business operations; including sales, service, spare parts and the refurbishing of used machines.
With the groundbreaking ceremony, the construction phase now begins and the new facility will be completed by the summer of 2019. Until then, Bystronic will continue to operate from its Elgin, IL facility.
From Left to Right, Sven Künkels (Bystronic COO/Managing Director of the Competence Center Bending), Robert St. Aubin (President of Bystronic Inc. / Senior Vice President Market Division North & South America), Jeff Janda, SIOR (Principal, Lee & Associates of Illinois), Cornelia Gehrig (Bystronic CFO + IT), Johan Elster (Bystronic Head of Business Unit Markets), Matthew Rodriguez (Village of Hoffman Estates), William McLeod (Mayor of Hoffman Estates), Alex Waser (Bystronic CEO), Mike Plumb (Principal, Lee & Associates of Illinois).
In Bystronic’s new Experience Center, customers can experience current and future technologies and services for the sheet metal working world.
The construction of the new Bystronic Experience Center will be completed by the summer of 2019.
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About Bystronic
Bystronic Inc. has offered customers single source service expertise for over 35 years. They provide innovative laser cutting, press brakes, automation, system software and comprehensive customer training and support. The company’s North American headquarters is located in Elgin, IL. Bystronic Canada Ltd. is located in Toronto, Canada. Bystronic Mexico is located in Monterrey, Mexico. For more information on Bystronic visit www.bystronicusa.com.