Armored car manufacturer to add 100 jobs in Shelby

Diane Turbyfill, The Shelby Star
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The Armored Group recently acquired a business in Shelby and plans to expand it adding 100 new jobs.
The Armored Group recently acquired a business in Shelby and plans to expand it adding 100 new jobs.

The Armored Group, LLC (TAG), that engineers, manufactures and customizes armored vehicles, recently completed the acquisition of IF Armor International, LLC and its facility in Shelby.

With that acquisition will come expansion and the creation of 100 jobs.

TAG leaders say the move is being made to keep up with an unprecedented demand for armored vehicles domestically and globally.

“We continue to see requests for best-in-class armored vehicles rising across all markets and establishing this footprint in North Carolina is vital to our deliverables,” said Beau Gailey, general manager and COO of TAG. “This will no doubt help accelerate our domestic and international growth, and we look forward to becoming part of the Shelby community.”

Here’s what you need to know about TAG’s Shelby location:

  • The main facility sits on 110 secured acres with two independently alarmed and surveilled buildings, a live-fire testing range and a vehicle mobility test field.

  • The expansion will bring more than 100 jobs to the existing 68 currently employed. Those additional positions will be added over the course of 12 months.

  • Additional staffing to the current personnel in Shelby will support $240 million in current orders for armored vehicles over several multiyear contracts.

  • The property includes 227,000 square feet of manufacturing space with a separate 70,0000 square-foot paint and coatings facility in Forest City.

  • The original facility was constructed and became operational in the early 1990s, and in 2007, was upgraded to support armored vehicle manufacturing. TAG purchased IF Armor International at the end of 2022 and is ramping up production to bring its armored vehicles to governments, military, law enforcement agencies, private businesses and individuals around the world.

  • Anyone interested in joining TAG’s team can visit TAG’s LinkedIn and Indeed.

The Armored Group builds a variety of armored vehicles for customers around the world.
The Armored Group builds a variety of armored vehicles for customers around the world.

This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Armored car manufacturer to add 100 jobs in Shelby