{"id":11468,"date":"2023-01-16T19:48:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armoredcars.com\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:52:00","slug":"the-armored-group-expands-u-s-operations-in-southeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armoredcars.com\/the-armored-group-expands-u-s-operations-in-southeast\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The Armored Group Expands U.S. Operations in Southeast\u00a0with Purchase of 110-acre Campus<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a3f93830 gb-headline-text\"><em>Development plan for manufacturing armored vehicles expected to bring more than&nbsp;100 jobs to Shelby, North Carolina area<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phoenix, AZ<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armoredcars.com\/\">The Armored Group<\/a>, LLC (TAG), a leader in engineering, manufacturing and customizing armored vehicles, today announced it has completed the acquisition of IF Armor International, LLC and its facility in Shelby, North Carolina. The strategic move expands TAG\u2019s manufacturing capabilities to meet unprecedented demand from global partners and future customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With deep roots in Shelby and the greater North and South Carolina surrounding&nbsp;areas, thousands of vehicles have been produced out of the Carolinas since the Iraq War to aid and protect soldiers. The main facility sits on 110 secured acres with two independently alarmed and surveilled buildings, a live-fire testing range and a vehicle mobility test field. TAG Shelby will have a significant daily manufacturing capacity and this expansion will bring more than 100 jobs to the Shelby, NC. TAG\u2019s additional staffing to the current personnel in Shelby will support $240 million in current orders for armored vehicles over several multiyear contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b57c74e2\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c8188433\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c8188433\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ae60ae31\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ae60ae31\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8cdcb080 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Facility information:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TAG Shelby campus covers 110 acres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>227,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Shelby, NC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State-of-the-art manufacturing and fabrication equipment, paint facility, live-fire shooting range and vehicle mobility testing track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40-ton brake press and a 246-foot laser cutter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Separate 70,0000 square-foot paint and coatings facility in Forest, NC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAG has produced thousands of specialty vehicles for U.S. organizations including the United States Secret Service, White House Communications Agency (WHCA), SOCOM, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of State, FBI, DHS, and local law enforcement agencies. TAG also has produced thousands of vehicles internationally to organizations including the Armed Forces of Ukraine, United Nations, Iraqi Ministry of Defence, European Union, and Bangladesh National Police to name a few.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in joining TAG\u2019s current team of highly skilled personnel who are bringing this proficient capability back to Shelby, NC visit TAG\u2019s LinkedIn and Indeed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-462bf54c gb-headline-text\"><strong>The Armored Group, LLC Information:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1992, The Armored Group, LLC (TAG) has nearly 30 years of experience engineering, manufacturing, and customizing armored vehicles for use by government, military agencies, law enforcement, private businesses, and individual citizens around the world. Their armored vehicles are ideal for any mission in any environment, over any terrain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAG\u2019s early years focused exclusively on building armored Cash-in-Transit (CIT) vehicles with the important goal of providing each customer the highest level of security and protection for human life and cargo. Realizing the need to provide quality built armored vehicles in other markets, TAG expanded its product line to include armored solutions for three other distinct markets, law enforcement with SWAT police and tactical vehicles, high-end armored OEM passenger vehicles and SUVs, and armored military vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development plan for manufacturing armored vehicles expected to bring more than&nbsp;100 jobs to Shelby, North Carolina area Phoenix, AZ \u2013 The Armored Group, LLC (TAG), a leader in engineering, manufacturing and customizing armored vehicles, today announced it has completed the acquisition of IF Armor International, LLC and its facility in Shelby, North Carolina. 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