“North America is and remains one of the key growth markets for wedi wordwide,” said Stephan Wedi, Managing Partner of the Wedi Group. "We can clearly see contractors of many trades and builders are increasingly changing towards using our shower systems and tile under- layment technology, and this is setting a new industry standard. Thanks to this support and devel- opment, we are now taking the next big step in the wedi business development in North America: the local production of wedi Building Panels. This investment is aimed at significantly increas- ing our local competitiveness and the securing of a most depend- able and environmentally friend- ly supply chain to support our customers in the North American market,” he said. “Of course, we want to stay close to our growing markets wedi opens its first production plant and training center in North America: Batavia, Illinois ADVERTORIAL –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 90 TileLetter | 2018