Three South Carolina businesses announce a combined 124 new jobs

Companies in Fairfield, Oconee and Colleton counties make expansion plans

Three South Carolina businesses announce a combined 124 new jobs

Down Ballot Staff Reports

Three South Carolina businesses recently announced expansions that would create 124 additional new jobs, according to statements from Governor Henry McMaster's office.

Lift Technologies, a material handling manufacturer, will add 110,000 square feet to its existing manufacturing facility, located at 7040 South Highway 11 in Westminster. The company plans to invest in updated production equipment. These changes are expected to create 41 new jobs.

Heidelberg Materials plans to build a new aggregates distribution terminal in Colleton County. The company’s $7.3 million investment is expected to create eight new jobs.

The company will construct a 71-acre aggregates distribution terminal, located at 1616 Red Bank Road in Walterboro, to market crushed stone.

Operations are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

FAYAT Group announced it is expanding its Road Equipment Division operations in Fairfield County. The company’s $13.7 million investment is expected to create 75 new jobs.

Located at 321 Blue Granite Parkway in Ridgeway, FAYAT will construct a new 100,000-square-foot parts distribution facility to improve its aftersales support for customers throughout North America. The expansion will also allow FAYAT to increase its localization of production for road machinery at an existing facility in Fairfield County.

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