Sany Corporation’s design plans for its 228-acre Peachtree City campus were unveiled last week to the city’s planning commission.

The main office building on the campus will feature a pedestrian bridge linking it to the assembly building to allow crossing of a reflecting pool that will divide the two buildings. The reflecting pool will be used to showcase the concrete pumper trucks that will be assembled at the facility from parts produced elsewhere.

The office building itself has a unique oval-shape design that will feature a garden courtyard in the center below the finish grade.

The site, which backs up to the CSX railroad, is adjacent to the Cooper Lighting and Cooper Wiring buildings off Ga. Highway 74 south.

In addition to the office facility, which will include a few condos for executives and its research and development department, the site will also feature a distribution center and a testing area.

There are also plans for an informal trail through wetlands and also several gardens

Sany is a Chinese corporation and this is its first foray into production in the U.S. production market. The company expects to bring 200 jobs to Peachtree City in its first five years with an average annual salary of $50,000. It hopes to expand to 600 jobs in future years while also relocating its U.S. headquarters here as well, officials have said.

The company sells its products in more than 60 countries, and it hopes by having a U.S. location it will be able to improve its service force. The company places a high importance on quality and tests each component of each truck before it leaves the assembly plant.

The commission did not vote on the plans because they were shown in a workshop format, designed to get feedback from the commission for tweaks that can typically be made to improve plans.

There were no such suggestions to Sany’s plan, which was well-received by the commission.

“It’s quite impressive. Very impressive,” said Planning Commissioner Patrick Staples.

The plans were presented at the commission's March 10 meeting.

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