French manufacturer picks Western NC for HQ

FLETCHER – A French manufacturer of RFID inlays and tags will establish its North American headquarters in Henderson County, with plans to invest $19.25 million and hire at least 64 workers in the coming years.

The company, which is headquartered in Montpellier, France, designs and manufactures radio-frequency identification tags and inlays, and already has a robust product portfolio.

And the expansion in Fletcher will also include a 50,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution center along with its corporate offices for North America.

“We are very excited to come to Fletcher, Henderson County, and to open up our first manufacturing site in the US,” said Matthieu Picon, CEO at Tageos, in a statement published by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s office. “Our investment will be instrumental in strengthening our position as a leading RFID inlays and tags manufacturer, as it will allow us to support our steadily growing number of customers in the American market even faster and in a particularly sustainable manner.”

$55M expansion means more jobs at Pisgah Labs near Asheville

64 Jobs coming to Western NC

Salaries for the new jobs will average at least $70,200, according to the statement. And jobs will be available in operations, management, technical roles, and sales positions, the statement noted.

Overall, the facility is expected to have a payroll impact of $4.4 million in Western North Carolina.

“High tech companies like Tageos need the best business climate and brightest tech talent to help them navigate such a high-demand industry, and it was a smart decision for them to call western North Carolina home,” said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in a statement.

And, as a part of the company’s expansion, the firm will receive a performance-based grant of $100,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.

“Tageos is joining an emerging tech cluster in Western North Carolina,” North Carolina Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders said in the statement. “Our state is a leading market for innovative companies because of our strong research and development ecosystem and a diverse workforce, which includes the second largest market for women working in tech.”

Pisgah Laboratories announced a $55 million expansion in the region in 2022.