Groundbreaking ceremony signifies commitment to supporting improved
healthcare worldwide
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and Siemens
Healthineers recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a major
expansion to a key Siemens Healthineers manufacturing and R&D facility
for laboratory diagnostics in Walpole, Massachusetts on June 30, 2017.
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Siemens (Graphic: Business Wire)
Providing engineering and construction support for the expansion
project, Jacobs’ scope of services includes more than 30 projects over a
three-year period as part of a complex master plan to increase the
production capacity, expand office and lab space, and add warehouse
space at the existing 500,000 square-foot complex.
“Our team brings considerable knowledge to this project, with proven
capabilities and 11 years previous on-site experience at Walpole,” said
Jacobs Senior Vice President Life Sciences, Consumer Goods and
Manufacturing Ken Gilmartin. “Jacobs is proud to be working alongside
Siemens to grow the company’s U.S. manufacturing footprint and support
their goal of providing improved healthcare worldwide.”
Walpole is a main Siemens Healthineers location for developing and
manufacturing laboratory diagnostics assays for immunoassay instruments,
as well as consumables for molecular and blood gas testing instruments.
The Walpole facility impacts patients and healthcare providers across
the globe. R&D efforts at the site bring new tests to the diagnostics
market to help physicians diagnose and treat disease.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of
full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for
industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The
company employs over 54,000 people and operates in more than 25
countries around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.