# Trench Group opens $60M HSP transformer bushing plant in Charlotte, North Carolina

Trench Group's HSP US opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, a $60 million investment to produce high-voltage transformer bushings up to 765 kV. The 170,000-square-foot plant will create up to 140 jobs and has capacity for up to 10,000 bushings per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-07-24
- Where: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 140
- Starts operating: 24 Jul 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 bushings per year
- Products: high-voltage transformer bushings (25kV to 765kV)
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Trench Group](https://endata.com/companies/2948.md)
- [HSP US](https://endata.com/companies/28711.md)

## Sources

- [trench-group.com](https://trench-group.com/factory-news/trench-group-first-hsp-us-facility-grid-expansion/), 2026-07-24: "The new 170,000-square-foot HSP facility will create up to 140 manufacturing and engineering jobs in Charlotte through 2030 – nearly twice what was originally planned."

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