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Cambridge Pavers, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of pavers, slabs and wall systems, will invest $47.35 million to establish a 150,000-square-foot facility at Ringgold East Industrial Park in Pittsylvania County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.
Virginia competed with North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Massachusetts for the project, which is expected to create 55 jobs.
Cambridge Pavers, which boasts seven other manufacturing facilities and employs 370 workers, manufactures hardscape products for patios, landscaping and pool decks. Cambridge paving stones are made with the company’s trademarked ArmorTec, a proprietary mix of sand, aggregate, cement, pigment and a limited amount of water, making the stones stronger than poured concrete and skid- and slip-resistant, according to the company.
“Cambridge Pavers’ decision to establish its first manufacturing facility outside New Jersey in Pittsylvania County demonstrates the commonwealth’s competitive advantages for manufacturers,” Youngkin said in a statement.
Ringgold East Industrial Park is located just outside Danville and adjacent to Cane Creek Centre, a 900-acre industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
Cambridge Pavers, which was founded by Charles H. Gamarekian in 1994, will be hiring technical, manufacturing and customer service workers in Pittsylvania. The average pay of the positions will be $58,151 annually, according to Steve Oberfield, vice president at Cambridge Pavers.
He estimates the facility will be operational in 18 to 24 months.
“This expansion represents a significant milestone in the continued evolution of Cambridge Pavers, reinforcing our commitment to innovation, precision and excellence in every aspect of our business,” Gamarekian, founder and CEO of Cambridge Pavers, said in a statement.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with Pittsylvania County and the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance to secure the manufacturing facility. Youngkin approved a $220,000 grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund, a deal-closing fund employed at a governor’s discretion to incentivize a company moving to or expanding in the commonwealth, to assist Pittsylvania County with the project.
Additionally, Cambridge Pavers will receive support from the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, a program, created by the VEDP in collaboration with higher education partners, that provides recruitment and training services at no cost to the companies served.
Last month, Tennessee-based Microporous announced plans to invest $1.3 billion to build its battery separator manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania, a project expected to create 2,015 jobs.
In September, Youngkin announced that education consulting company TECHnista, which develops curriculum for K-12 programs for defense and advanced manufacturing industries, planned to invest about $1.56 million to establish a National Training and Technology Center at the Ringgold East Industrial Park. Netherlands-based paper honeycomb producer Axxor, which began production in Ringgold in 2012, is also located in the park.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the project’s timeline and other details.