Burr Ridge, Ill. – Nufarm Americas moved its corporate facilities. The move was necessitated by increases in corporate services and coincided with the expiration of the existing lease. However, the move allows Nufarm to remain in Burr Ridge.
Nufarm is the first tenant of the Estancia Corporate Centre on Harvester Drive, and in addition to having room to expand, the new location features improved meeting facilities plus fire-protection rooms for regulatory documentation and IT equipment.
“The staff, lead by Wendy Theres, our Corporate Services Manager, did a great job in moving the entire office over a weekend without missing a beat with customers, suppliers, or employees,” says Greg Crawford, Nufarm Americas president. “The new office space, while not that much larger in size, is more efficiently organized and will allow for the future anticipated growth of Nufarm in the Americas.”
Nufarm’s executive management team celebrated the grand opening March 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Bob Charles, the consular general for the Australian Embassy and his wife, Rosie; the honorable Judy Biggert, U.S. congressional representative for the 13th district of Illinois; and Brian Benson, group general manager for Nufarm Limited of Melbourne, Australia.
Charles offered praise to Nufarm for benefiting farmers, ranchers and lawncare companies with their innovative and necessary products that sustain agriculture and green spaces.
“Just like the U.S. government, the Australian government values free trade, and an Australian company setting up in the United States and being successful is an excellent example of the benefits to open markets,” Charles says.
Representative Biggert also welcomed Nufarm into its new offices and noted that it was good to see “insourcing” of jobs instead of the outsourcing that many other manufacturers are doing.
Benson says the Americas remain a strategic region for the company’s global success and the new offices are a reflection of Nufarm’s willingness to wisely invest in the resources needed to ensure further growth.
New information for the corporate offices are: Nufarm Americas, Inc. • 150 Harvester Drive • Suite 200 • Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
(630) 455-2000 • Toll-free: (800) 345-3330 • Fax (630) 455-2001 • www.us.nufarm.com