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Tessy finishes Virginia expansion The LEGO Group opens new

Campus in Billund, Denmark
essy Plastics LLC has completed a 35,000-square-
Tfoot addition to its injection molding, assembly and
warehouse space at its Lynchburg, Virginia plant. The $9 fter four years of planning and construction, the
million expansion is the fourth at the Lynchburg plant, ALEGO Group opened the first phase of its new,
which is part of Tessy Plastics Corp., based in Skaneatel. state-of-the-art Campus at its headquarters in Billund,
Tessy announced plans for the expansion early last year. Denmark yesterday. Designed by C.F. Møller Architects,
Tessy expanded to serve an existing customer that awarded the campus will span 54,000 square metres and house
more than 2,000 employees when it is finished in
2021. Hoping to express the core values of the LEGO
Group: imagination, creativity, fun, learning, caring
and quality, the inspiration for the new building came
from a painting in the LEGO Group owner Kjeld Kirk
Kristiansen’s office. In it, a boy proudly holds up his
creation of a building made with LEGO bricks. This
gave the architects license to adopt a more playful
approach to their design, something that is apparent
in the details of the structure. These include the use
of LEGO bricks in the exterior walls, the placement
the plant a consumer electronics program, said Marc of two, gigantic yellow bricks on the roof, and an
Robinson, business development manager at the Lynchburg
facility. He said the company added five new injection entryway made of bricks. Niels B. Christiansen, CEO
molding machines and more room for assembly operations. of the LEGO Group said: “It’s wonderful to see these
The expansion can hold another 20 presses, he said. Tessy first two buildings open. The team has worked hard to
Plastics specializes in injection mold building, with the create a workspace that reflects our values and instills
capability to design and build multiple cavity injection a sense of fun. Our mission is to inspire children so it’s
molds, injection mold repair, injection mold engineering important we provide our talented colleagues with an
changes, and injection mold maintenance services.“Tessy
Plastics is an incredibly valuable corporate citizen. We are
thrilled that they have chosen to reinvest in Lynchburg
for this project, reinforcing the City as a great place to
live, work and play," said Mayor Joan Foster. The Virginia
Economic Development Partnership worked with the City
of Lynchburg and the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance
to secure the project for Virginia. Governor Northam
approved a $200,000 Commonwealth’s Opportunity
Fund to assist the City with the project. Tessy Plastics is
eligible to receive additional grants and state benefits
from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered
by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development, and will also be eligible to receive Sales environment that is playful and inspires creativity and
and Use Tax Exemptions on manufacturing equipment. innovative thinking. Building this special environment
Funding and services to support the company’s employee has been a massive collaborative effort and I would
training activities will be provided through the Virginia like to thank everyone who has contributed.” For the
Jobs Investment Program. Tessy Plastics was founded in past two years, Anneke Beerkens, Senior Workplace
1997. The operation specializes in injection molding and Anthropologist at the LEGO Group, has worked with
automated assembly in the consumer products, medical, hundreds of employees from around the world to design
personal health care and aerospace industries. the ultimate LEGO workplace.

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