A groundbreaking ceremony for the new building will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 11:00 am at the RidgeView Corporate Park in Pewaukee. The building will be completed during the summer of 2014.
For the past 65 years, Federal has been designing and manufacturing liquid filling and capping machines for the dairy, juice, specialty drink, chemical, coatings, and pharmaceutical industries from their offices in Milwaukee. The company is said to be the largest supplier of dairy filling equipment in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. Federal anticipates increasing headcount by 10% over the next eighteen months.
“It is bittersweet to be leaving our facility here in the Walker’s Point neighborhood,” said Frank Johanek, Vice President and General Manager, Federal Mfg. “We simply need more space to accommodate national and international sales growth – a state-of-the-art space that supports 21st century manufacturing technology and practices. We’re pleased that we’re staying close to the area and community where it all started for us.”
Federal Mfg. was acquired in 2012 by Pro Mach. Based near Cincinnati, Pro Mach has a portfolio of over 20 leading packaging equipment brands. An important part of Pro Mach’s growth strategy is acquiring well-run companies and making additional investments to help those companies continue to expand in the highly-competitive global market for packaging machinery.
“One of the things we identified during our early discussions with Federal was that the business needed more and newer space for manufacturing,” said Mark Anderson, President and CEO of Pro Mach. “We are proud to be moving forward with Federal’s growth plan and making a significant investment in the greater Milwaukee metropolitan area and supporting local job growth.”
