MOODY — The St. Clair County Economic Development Council announced that Gardner Denver Nash, a subsidiary of Gardner Denver, a global provider of high quality industrial equipment, services, and technology will lease a new 52,000 square foot facility from Graham & Company. The Gardner Denver Nash facility will be a high-bay, world class service, repair, and test center. The $10 Million facility will be located on A.E. Moore Road in Moody. The Moody Area Chamber of Commerce will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:00 am on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.

“The Nash/Garo Division of Gardner Denver Inc. is proud and honored to be a new resident of the City of Moody. We are grateful for the exceptional support and very warm welcome received to date from the City of Moody, St. Clair County, and Graham & Company. This greenfield, 52,000 square foot, high-bay, world class service, repair, and test center will enable us to serve our customers in the Southeast and Gulf Coast areas of the United States with a completely integrated, lean factory. Our world class products will move another level up in the functional capability and lead time reduction to support the extremely critical process operations of our Paper, Chemical, and General Industrial customer base. We will be creating new jobs in St. Clair County, and our existing local team will all be relocated to the new facility and they couldn’t be happier,” said Vince Trupiano, President of NASH/Garo at Gardner Denver Nash, Inc.

“St. Clair County always welcomes new investment and quality jobs to our community. We are happy to be able to work with the City of Moody again in welcoming a company known worldwide. This investment opens doors for new opportunities for our citizens now and in the future,” said Chairman Paul Manning, St. Clair County Commission.

“The City of Moody is once again honored to be partnering with Graham & Company on a development that will create additional jobs and stimulate the local economy. Today’s groundbreaking ceremony marks the fourth development Graham has spear-headed in our community since the mid-2000’s, and once complete, Graham will have developed nearly a ½ million square feet of quality industrial space along the I-20 corridor of St. Clair County. Gardner Denver Nash is joining a great group of industrial partners in the City of Moody, and we are so excited to welcome them to our community,” said Mayor Joe Lee, Moody, Alabama. 

“Gardner Denver Nash is an incredible company who plays an integral role supplying industrial pumps and other equipment to industries around the world, and the decision to operate a service center in the Birmingham region ensures their clients in the Southeastern United States receive exceptional service in a timely manner. Partnering with Cooper Construction guarantees that the design/build approach to this project will deliver exactly what Nash requires, namely 8 overhead cranes, most of which are capable of hoisting up to 20 tons. We’d like to especially recognize the vital role that the St. Clair County Economic Development Council has played in making sure projects such as this can be achieved and benefit all parties involved. Graham & Company looks forward to helping Nash call the City of Moody home for at least the next 20 years, and we remain optimistic about the possibility of bringing more development opportunities to the I-20 corridor,” said Henry V. Graham II, Vice President of Development Graham & Company.

The St. Clair County Economic Development Council was created in 1998 with the help of the St. Clair County Commission and the St. Clair County Industrial Development Board. Their goals are to create jobs, increase the tax base and increase the quality of life for the citizens in St. Clair County. Established in 1818, St. Clair County is located at the end of the Appalachian Mountain range, in north-central Alabama. With a population of more than 84,000, St. Clair County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the state and is considered a part of the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area, the largest in the state.