Company will invest more than $3 million and add up to 50 new jobs

Bedford, Virginia – The Bedford County Economic Development Authority (EDA) is pleased to announce that Belvac, a worldwide leader in can forming and printing technologies for the two-piece can industry, will invest more than $3 million and add up to 50 new jobs in Bedford County over the next five years. The company is headquartered in Lynchburg and is expanding production due to increased global customer demand for beverage can making equipment, prompting the immediate need for this expansion. Belvac will lease the newly built shell building located at 1450 Meade Road, in Forest, which is on a 9-acre lot owned by the EDA in the New London Business and Technology Center.

“We are very pleased with the efforts, cooperation, and the speed of the Bedford County EDA to help push this project forward in a timely manner,” said Belvac’s Executive Vice President, David Mammolenti. “The New London Business and Technology Center’s location and convenience will help attract a highly skilled workforce which will help us expand our capacity to meet the growing demand from our customers.”

The EDA built the 40,000 square-foot shell building in 2020, in partnership with the County Board of Supervisors and the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC).  The EDA will work with Belvac to provide standard tenant improvements for the buildout such as interior walls, flooring, and utilities, while Belvac will invest in specific facility additions that support the company’s production needs, including advanced crane system technology and production equipment.

“We are delighted to welcome Belvac as they grow and expand the region’s robust automated machinery manufacturing industry,” said EDA Chairman, Jim Messier. “This corporate decision demonstrates that our long-term goals in support of an advanced manufacturing labor force is paying off.”

The New London shell building was completed in 2020 for the purpose of attracting a new manufacturer to Bedford County. The EDA contracted with Price Building Inc. of Rocky Mount for construction, and Master Engineers & Designers with help from Architectural Partners for design and engineering.

Belvac will contract with Coleman-Adams Construction on the buildout of the facility. The company plans to start the interior construction on the site later this month and be in operation by mid-summer 2021.

Belvac plans to hire assembly and quality technicians, as well as warehouse personnel positions, among other positions, once buildout is complete. A list of current open Belvac positions in the Lynchburg region are posted here.

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About Belvac:

Belvac was founded in 1962 (as Belgium Tool & Die Company) in Lynchburg, Virginia by Al Stroobants. Belvac has been a part of Dover Corporation (DOV-NYSE) since 1993.  For over fifty years, Belvac has turned innovative ideas into world class machinery, serving both the can making and plastics industry. 

Learn more at Belvac.com.