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Stulz plans new US factory

USA: Precision HVAC equipment manufacturer Stulz is reported to be investing $2m in a new factory in Dayton, Tennessee.

The plans revealed by Tennessee governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner Bob Rolfe say that the investment by Stulz Air Technology Systems Inc, the US subsidiary of the German manufacturer, will create 250 jobs. 

With its global headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, Stulz operates ten other production facilities across the globe, employing more than 7,200 people. Its 218,000ft² (20,253m²) US headquarters,  was established in the 1980s.

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