Greater Waco Business Fall 2021 - Foreign Direct Investment

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Uzin Utz AG (Ulm, Germany) was founded in 1911, and is a vertically integrated manufacturer of product systems designed for the preparation, installation, finishing and care of all types of floor coverings. In North America, three brands (Uzin, Pallmann, & Wolff Tools) of the Uzin Utz Group are represented by the subsidiary Uzin Utz North America Inc., which was founded in 2006. In January 2021, Uzin Utz North America Inc. announced their intentions to build their second North American manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas. The 125,000 square feet facility will be located on the corner of Mars Drive and Texas Central Parkway. This facility will also be home to a new North American training center for the professional flooring contractor. The expansion in Waco adds to the extensive global manufacturing footprint of Uzin Utz AG with manufacturing facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Switzerland, Slovenia, Indonesia, and China.

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Uzin Utz North America products can be found in commercial and residential buildings ranging from the hospitality, medical, education, or even industrial sectors. In Waco, manufacturing facilities will be built to produce their product range of self-leveling products. These products are unique because they are installed prior to the application of various floor coverings since they produce an ultra-flat surface that cannot be replicated with traditional concrete.


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