# ESS Technologies to invest $1.6M in Montgomery County expansion

ESS Technologies, a subsidiary of Pacteon Group, will invest $1.6 million to expand its Montgomery County operations into a larger 40,000 square foot facility in Christiansburg, Virginia, creating 27 new jobs. The company will consolidate its Giles and Montgomery locations.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-05-01
- Where: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
- Value: $1.60M
- Jobs: 27
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40,000 square feet
- Products: packaging line design, packaging equipment manufacturing
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [ESS Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/77150.md)
- [Pacteon Group](https://endata.com/companies/73356.md) (investor)
- [Pacteon Group](https://endata.com/companies/73356.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [yesmontgomeryva.org](https://yesmontgomeryva.org/news-and-media/home---news-and-press-releases/2024/05/01/ess-technologies--inc.-to-expand-in-montgomery-county), 2024-05-01: "ESS Technologies, Inc. plans to invest $1.6 million to expand their existing Montgomery County operations into a larger 40,000 square foot facility, increasing their capacity and allowing for the creation of 27 new jobs."
- [wset.com](https://wset.com/news/local/governor-glenn-youngkin-announces-packaging-machinery-manufacturerto-expand-in-virginia-april-2024), 2024-05-01: "Companies like ESS Technologies, Inc. are a crucial component of the thriving supply chain and logistics ecosystem in Virginia."
- [newrivervalleyva.org](https://newrivervalleyva.org/ess-technologies-to-increase-capacity-and-create-27-new-jobs-in-montgomery-county/), 2024-05-01: "ESS Technologies, Inc. to invest $1.6 million to increase capacity in Montgomery County, creating 27 new jobs"
- [montva.com](https://montva.com/homepage/2024/05/02/packaging-machinery-manufacturer-to-expand-in-virginia), 2024-05-02: "ESS Technologies, Inc. will invest $1.6 million to increase capacity and expand in Montgomery County."

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