One of the worldâs largest producers of firefighting and fire safety equipment will soon call Bee County home.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based NAFFCO signed a 50-year lease agreement with the Bee Development Authority (BDA) to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility at the Chase Field Industrial and Air Complex just outside of Beeville.
The BDA, along with the Bee Area Partnership (BAP), announced the agreement in a release on April 28.
Khalid Al Khatib, the CEO of NAFFCO, and Orlando Vasquez, the chairman of both the BAP and BDA, signed the lease on April 27 at a signing ceremony hosted by the company at its headquarters in Dubai, UAE.