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Force Protection's facilities, production capacity and workforce have expanded dramatically.
Ladson, South Carolina - Company Headquarters
Force Protection was originally located in the Charleston Naval Yard. It moved to its current facilities in November 2003, occupying the first 87,000 sq ft of space in a plant that had been used to produce General Electric turbine engines. The four radio-controlled, 30-ton cranes greatly facilitate the movement of heavy equipment and steel throughout the manufacturing process.
Force Protection now employs more than 1,000 people in its 400,000 square feet of administrative, manufacturing, test, and integration space in Ladson and has increased its vehicle production rate by more than 20x in 2007. Additional facilities in other locations are being added in order to continue to support the demand for our life saving products and technology.
Roxboro, North Carolina – Manufacturing Production Facility
Force Protection acquired this facility in July 2007. The company will use this 430,000 square foot facility to further increase production capability to supply its life saving vehicles in greater numbers.
Edgefield, South Carolina - Research and Development Blast and Ballistic Testing
Force Protection acquired a Research and Developmental Testing Facility in Edgefield, SC. The Company will use the facilities to expand our research and development activities and support the verification and quality control validation of Force Protection's armored vehicles used to protect military personnel against explosive threats.
Summerville, South Carolina - Laboratory Testing & Training
Our 60,000 square foot Summerville facility is a separate and secure building housing research and laboratory testing of our armored vehicle technology in addition to pre-deployment training facilities for end-users of our products.
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Company Profile
• Over 1,000 employees
• 900,000 sq ft manufacturing and warehouse space
• Manufacturing production rate increase of more than 20x in 2007 |
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