Medical products company picks Charlotte area for its HQ, bringing 100 new jobs
Roughly 100 new jobs and free emergency medical training classes are coming to the Charlotte area in the next year.
Safeguard Medical, an emergency medical product and training company, is bringing its global headquarters to Huntersville.
The company, formed in February 2020, owns emergency medical brands including Combat Medical, Prometheus Medical, Simbodies and PerSys Medical. Combat Medical, based out of Harrisburg, first brought Safeguard’s attention to the Charlotte area, CEO Adam Johnson told the Observer.
Safeguard has already broken ground on a 160,000-square-foot facility in Huntersville. Construction is scheduled to be complete by April or May, Johnson said.
The Huntersville headquarters, at 13359 Reese Blvd., will mark the first time the company will consolidate its locations into a single global headquarters.
The company did not disclose the cost of the headquarters project.
The company already has ties to the Charlotte area in partnerships, Johnson said. Safeguard provides products to local fire rescue teams and law enforcement officers in the state, county and city, he said.
Safeguard has 350 employees globally, and 175 to 250 employees will be based at the Huntersville location. At least 100 of those jobs in Huntersville will be new over the next year or more, Johnson said.
The new job opportunities will range from production, manufacturing, engineering, quality control and educational training.
The jobs will be posted on Safeguard’s LinkedIn page and the company’s website. The company will also be attending local job fairs, Johnson said.
The company will also be posting several free emergency medical training classes on its website in the next year.
This story was originally published August 30, 2021 at 6:30 AM.
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