Bomag welcomes governor for launch of Connex South Carolina

Bomag Americas welcomed South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and leadership from South Carolina’s business community this week to its Ridgway, South Carolina, North American headquarters to announce the launch of Connex South Carolina.

The free, online platform provides one-stop access where manufacturers in the state can connect with each other, find local suppliers, discover new business opportunities and manage their supply chains through a database.

The database, Connex Marketplace, allows manufacturers to create company profiles and include pertinent information such as certifications, Small Business Administration designations, manufacturing capabilities and equipment and more. The platform features an exchange center in which manufacturers can post and respond to business opportunities with companies in South Carolina and around the nation.

“South Carolina is recognized around the world as a manufacturing state,” McMaster says. “Therefore, we must do all we can to provide our manufacturing industry with the advantages and resources needed to continue to build upon our sterling reputation. With Connex South Carolina, we will be able to provide equipment manufacturing companies like Bomag Americas with the tools needed to optimize efficiency and ultimately help drive South Carolina’s economy to even greater heights.”

McMaster and business leaders were led on a guided tour of Bomag Americas’ 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, seeing a Bomag CR Series paver on the assembly line.

“The Bomag family was honored to host Gov. McMaster, as well as other business leaders for the launch of Connex South Carolina, an innovative 21st century supply chain solution that helps address deficiencies and speed up production timelines,” Bomag Americas President Brian Bieller says. “Every day, contractors rely on Bomag compaction and roadbuilding equipment to construct America’s infrastructure. I thank Gov. McMaster for providing solutions that help to address manufacturing challenges while allowing BOMAG to further our investment in the South Carolina economy through a local supply chain.”

Bomag manufactures asphalt pavers and milling machines, reclaimer/stabilizers, single drum and tandem vibratory rollers, pneumatic tired rollers, landfill refuse compactors and a range of light compaction equipment.