GRAND HAVEN, Mich., July, 28 2008 – Shape Corp. opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany this month.
This office supports Shape Corp. customers’ European facilities and is centrally located to support all major European OEM design centers and headquarters. In addition, Mark White, vice president of European operations said, “We have a manufacturing plant opening in the second quarter of 2009.”
White is leading the office and is working to establish a tech center that will include design, testing, sales and support.
“The first program the office is supporting is the launch of GM’s global gamma,” White said.
Shape Corp. is North America’s top automotive bumper manufacturer and a global leader in impact energy management systems and advanced rollforming. As the world’s only full-service bumper systems supplier providing design, testing, manufacturing and more, Shape has facilities in the U.S., China, Japan, Mexico, India and Germany with headquarters in Grand Haven, Mich. Shape also supplies the office furniture, agricultural, recreational and healthcare industries. Founded in 1974, Shape has over 1,300 associates and five sister companies. For more information, contact Alexis Crandell-Blackmer at 616-850-3681 or at crandela@shapecorp.com.