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Grundfos outlines U.S. expansion, asks Brookshire to consider tax abatement
Summary
Grundfos U.S. leaders told the Brookshire City Council they want to build a new 52,000-square-foot manufacturing building and asked the city to consider tax-abatement incentives. Company officials said the expansion would start with roughly 30 jobs and could grow over the next decade.
Grundfos U.S. President Ansel Sims told the Brookshire City Council on April 3 that the Danish pump maker plans a U.S. manufacturing expansion and is asking the city to consider tax-abatement incentives for a site it already owns in Brookshire.
Sims said Grundfos is the world’s largest pump manufacturer and described the company’s Brookshire campus, including a LEED Platinum building completed in 2021. He asked the council to consider making the property a reinvestment zone so the company could apply for a tax abatement as it evaluates building a roughly 52,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the coming years.
Why it matters: Company leaders said the plant would strengthen Brookshire’s industrial base and produce commercial and water-utility pumps; council and staff framed the request as an opportunity to retain and grow local jobs and tax revenue. Sims said the expansion could bring about 30 initial jobs at this site, with additional hiring over seven to ten years if demand grows.
Details from the presentation: Mike Franzen, Grundfos facilities manager, described the conceptual design as modular (two “ships,” expandable to four or five) and walked through renderings of facades and site plans. Sims said Grundfos aims to double its U.S. business and identified the U.S. pump market size and growth trajectory during his remarks.
Council response and next steps: Council members thanked Grundfos for local investments and community donations (school scoreboard and a freezer donation for a food pantry were cited). City staff told council the tax-abatement application was included in the meeting packet and that legal review would follow; the city secretary asked council to review the application and schedule a midyear budget review to consider any fiscal impacts.
No formal incentive decision was made at the meeting. Council asked staff to include the tax-abatement application in follow-up materials and to circulate any proposed ordinance to members for review before a future action.
Ending: Grundfos officials left materials with the city and offered tours of the Brookshire campus. Council members and staff indicated they will review the abatement application and return with information for a future vote or public hearing.
