Industries

Advanced Manufacturing

Producing Products for the World

Named by Blue Signal in 2024 as a manufacturing hotspot, advanced manufacturing represents nearly 10 percent of the workforce in the Savannah MSA, contributing to a payroll of nearly $420 million. Savannah’s broad advanced manufacturing base includes 294 manufacturers ranging from small startups to large-scale operations, creating opportunities for businesses of all sizes to thrive. In 2024, manufacturing employed more than 19,000 and creating $3.8 billion in output. A few of the leading manufacturers include industry leaders such as Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationMitsubishi Power, Brasseler,  Nestle´, Great Dane, Byrd Cookie Company, JCB, Inc. and Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America.
526,940

available workforce
within a 60-mile radius

Esri

294

manufacturing companies located in Savannah

Georgia Department of Labor, Q2 2024

5%

unionization rate in
Savannah MSA

Unionstats.com, 2024

Manufacturing in Savannah offers strategic advantages due to its prime coastal location, robust infrastructure, and business-friendly environment. The city is home to one of the fastest-growing and most efficient ports in the United States—the Port of Savannah—which provides direct access to global markets and reduces shipping times and costs. The port, the 3rd busiest container port gateway and the fastest growing in the nation, features two deepwater terminals and gives companies fast and easy access to 44 percent of U.S. consumers and manufacturers and 70 percent of the U.S. population within two days.

Additionally, Savannah benefits from strong transportation networks, including rail, highway, and air connections, making supply chain logistics highly efficient. The region also offers a skilled workforce supported by 16 universities and technical colleges and workforce development programs, like RISE. Along with competitive incentives from state and local governments, these factors make Savannah an attractive and cost-effective hub for manufacturing operations.

Advanced manufacturing companies in the Savannah area can take advantage of training programs such as Quick Start, a high-quality, no-cost training service available to new or expanding businesses in Georgia. In 2018, Quick Start opened the Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Savannah, Georgia at the crossroads of I-16 and I-95. The facility is equipped for a wide-range of advanced manufacturing and smart factory training, including mechatronics, control systems, automation and robotics, sensors, and networked wireless systems. It also includes computer labs and additional flexible space.

Savannah area manufacturers can take advantage of Foreign Trade Zone 104, which provides a secure, efficient and profitable way for businesses to compete effectively in domestic and global markets.

The Savannah Economic Development Authority works with Savannah’s manufacturers, connecting companies with unique incentives that may be available in their target industry. SEDA also can help companies find the perfect location for their advanced manufacturing operations, from shovel-ready sites to large existing facilities with millions of square feet of industrial space.


Employers in this Industry

Legend: Headquarters in Savannah headquarter International international

Advanced Manufacturing Employers (75+) Product/Service
BASF Catalysts LLC international Refining Catalyst
Brasseler USA headquarter Dental and medical instrumentation
Delta Metals headquarter Roofing and sheet metal
DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. international Modular interior construction solution
EMD Performance Materials Corporation international Industrial pigments
GAF Materials Corporation Residential/Commercial-Rolled Roofing
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation headquarter Jet aircraft, aerospace equipment
Interfor international Sawmill
International Paper Paper products, market pulp, chemicals, corrugated containers, unbleached kraft paper, liner
JCB Americas, Inc. headquarter international Construction Equipment
Johnson Matthey Process Technologies Inc. international Catalyst production
Kraton international Specialty resins, pine-based chemicals
Lummus Corporation headquarter Cotton ginning equipment
Mitsubishi Power international Gas and steam turbine
Nine Line Apparel Commercial screen printing and apparel/accessories
Precision Machine of Savannah headquarter Fabrication/Machine shop
Standard Concrete Products Prestressed concret products
Strength of Nature Global, LLC headquarter Ethnic hair care product
The Industrial Company (TIC) Southeast Steel fabrication/machine shop and industrial maintenance

*Not an all-inclusive list

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