Dieffenbacher To Expand in Forsyth, Add 13 Jobs

The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce said today that a local company is ready to expand again. 

Dieffenbacher’s manufacturing plant in Forsyth County is investing in a customer support center, which was first announced last year, and is expected to add about 13 new jobs, according to a press release. The family-owned German company, a leading supplier of wood-based panel and pellet plants, will make a $1.2 million capital investment. 

The new customer service center provides spare parts and services to Dieffenbacher customers in the U.S. and Canada.

Customer Service Manager Rolf-Dieter Krey said demand for Dieffenbacher’s products is growing in the U.S. and the company sees the new customer service center as a way to prepare for that growing sector. 

Krey immediately began working with the Chamber as the expansion opportunity arose. 

“I knew what the Chamber was doing and their business approach. At first I thought it was just about tax incentives but it was also about workforce development,” Krey said in the release. 

Realizing the importance of local workforce development, Krey has met with representatives at Lanier Tech and plans to speak with the University of North Georgia soon to see how Dieffenbacher can assist in training the workforce of tomorrow through internship opportunities. 

“Forsyth County is the place we chose and we want to stay,” he said. 

Dieffenbacher is one of more than 60 international companies with facilities located in Forsyth County. Twenty have established their North American corporate headquarters in the county. 

According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, nearly 40 percent of business expansion in north Georgia during 2012 occurred in Forsyth County. 

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