United Grinding Breaks Ground on New Facility

United Grinding North America, Inc. (Miamisburg, OH), a grinding and ultra-precision finishing solution provider for the manufacturing industry, recently conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for their new North American headquarters. With this new facility, they will further strengthen customer service and support and boost operational agility for even faster response to their ever-changing customer needs.

Their North American market has grown significantly over the last 15 years and the strategic outlook for the forseeable future includes even more growth. According to Stephan Nell, the chief executive officer of United Grinding Group, this new facility will not only further enhance customer-centric activities, but will also expand parts, rebuild, retrofit, automation and preventative maintenance offerings in the market, all of which further strengthens their standing as a leader in the industry as a total solutions provider. “This strategic move allows us to provide our customers with solutions unique to the industry,” said Nell. “As a total turnkey solutions provider, we continuously look for new ways to expand our operations and business to benefit our customers and the markets we serve.”

The new 100,000 sq ft facility will reside on approximately 15 acres of land near Ohio Interstate 75. In addition to current employees that will move to the new headquarters, the company plans to create significantly more jobs in the next five years. Through its JobsOhio West initiative, the Dayton Development Coalition has been working with the company to assist in providing community project and incentive resources, and support to aid in the new facility build as well as to drive economic development in the area.

“JobsOhio began working with United Grinding early on in their search for a site to expand their operations,” noted Julie Sullivan, the vice president of development for the Dayton development coalition. “With the help of our partners in Montgomery County, the city of Miamisburg, the Dayton-Montgomery County port authority, the state of Ohio and JobsOhio, we made a strong case for them to expand here in Miamisburg. It keeps them close to their customers and gives them access to a workforce known for its manufacturing expertise. Their commitment to the community shows what can happen when companies are open to learning more about the region and working with the local community.”

United’s investment on the project will drive economic growth in the Miamisburg area. The company is also working with local government entities to help support the economy and reinforce development. “The city of Miamisburg is pleased to have this world leader in the manufacturing sector expand their operations in the Miamisburg business community,” added Dick Church, Jr., the mayor of Miamisburg. “They are an organization set for growth and foster a strong business model, all positive additions to our local community.”

Currently, United Grinding North America has two locations: their headquarters in Miamisburg and another plant in Fredericksburg, VA. While the Ohio facility houses the surface, cylindrical and profile grinding business, the Virginia facility services the tool and cutter grinding machines and measurement systems sectors. Field service representatives are based out of both locations. “This consolidation of resources is a strategic move to increase efficiency company-wide and support synergy across our various product lines,” explained Rodger Pinney, the chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board of directors at United Grinding North America. “This move is a key component of our new corporate strategy for continued growth and market share strength that we introduced in 2012.”

The new facility will be certified for both Six Sigma and 5S and will align perfectly with the company’s PuLs® initiative. As an internal cross-function initiative, PuLs focuses on applying best practices in every aspect of the company’s business from sales to applications support to training and preventive maintenance. It also involves the company regularly sending out surveys to effectively gauge customer satisfaction levels via the Net Promoter Score® measuring method.

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