Vanderlande has called Cobb County its North American home for more than 23 years. This expansion will help the company better serve its customers by investing in and growing a skilled and dedicated local team.
“We are looking forward to moving into our new North American head office here in Marietta, Georgia,” said Nick Porter, President of Vanderlande’s Airports & Parcel Solutions, North America. “Vanderlande continues to enjoy our relationship with the local community, educational institutions, and service providers. Our new campus supports our ability to expand our local teams to meet the growth in our business, and to support our North American customers with the innovative, efficient, and effective solutions they need.”
Vanderlande will expand into a newly constructed 152,612-square-foot facility, located at 3054 Chastain Meadows Parkway Northwest in Marietta. The company has many open job postings and continues to actively hire for positions in engineering, operations, supply chain, software development, and sales. Individuals interested in careers with Vanderlande are encouraged to visit careers.vanderlande.com/us for additional information.
“Georgia’s world-class logistics network continues to set businesses up for success,” said Governor Kemp. “Vanderlande’s commitment to creating hundreds of jobs for hardworking Georgians also speaks to the high-quality workforce pipeline in our state. I look forward to seeing Vanderlande continue to prosper and create jobs in the number one state for business.”
“Supply chain and logistics is a growing industry in Cobb County, and Vanderlande’s expansion in Marietta is a great example of how our county is attracting high-quality jobs and investment in this sector,” said Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber. “We are grateful to work with our economic development partners to help companies expand in our county and look forward to supporting Vanderlande in their continued success.”
“We are pleased that Vanderlande is expanding its operations and presence here in metro Atlanta,” said Katie Kirkpatrick, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. “The growing strength of our region’s supply chain and logistics ecosystem, coupled with assets like Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, will be important contributors to Vanderlande’s continued success at its North American headquarters and beyond.”
Director Kristi Brigman represented the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Global Commerce division on this project in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Cobb Chamber, and Georgia Power.
“With the presence of Netherlands’ Consulate General for the Southeastern United States right here in Georgia, the Netherlands has long been a strategic partner for both trade and investment,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “Vanderlande’s success and continuous growth are a testament to that strong relationship and a result of our unmatched global connectivity and proximity to countless e-commerce and logistics companies. Many thanks to Vanderlande for their ongoing investment in our state and to our economic development partners in Cobb County for supporting our existing industries’ success.”
Original press release by the Georgia Department of Economic Development can be read here.