Mankiewicz Coatings partners with Choate Construction Company on a 100,000-SF expansion to double its operations in Charleston. This addition counts as the third significant investment in less than 15 years. Mankiewicz celebrates this and several other milestones with a traditional German Oktoberfest, including their employees, customers, and business partners from around the world.

“Our fantastic company culture and the most talented people in the industry are the reason for this outstanding success!” says Fabian Grimm, Managing Director of Mankiewicz.

The company is proud to call Charleston home. From its rich history to its coastal living and growing industries, Charleston is where tradition meets innovation.

“We are honored to once again partner with the Mankiewicz team to help bolster the manufacturer’s production operations and further support the positive impact it’s business has had on the North Charleston community,” says Quinn Gaines, Director of Business Development of Choate Construction in Charleston. “What better way to celebrate the start of our latest venture together than with a fun-filled day of Oktoberfest festivities!”

More than 125 years of innovation have made Mankiewicz one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality coating solutions for industrial series production in the automotive, aviation, railway, machinery, yacht, and wind power industries. Today, a team of over 1,600 employees is working at 16 locations worldwide.

The family-owned company has experienced rapid growth in the US for over 25 years, meeting industry leaders’ high demand for customized product solutions. This close collaboration enables Mankiewicz to develop innovative and sustainable products that can revolutionize the global market!

To meet the growing demand for its high-tech coating system, plans for Mankiewicz’s two-story, insulated precast logistics facility includes first-floor office space and loading dock doors, with availability on the second floor for a future upfit or laboratory space. Sitework includes infilling an existing pond for future expansion, as well as construction of a new truck dock and additional parking lot for the company’s growing team of employees.

About Choate Construction Company

Choate Construction Company is one of the largest nationally recognized general contractors in the Southeast with offices in Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh, and Savannah. Founded in 1989, 100% employee-owned Choate Construction specializes in both ground-up and interior construction, believing success is driven by its relationships and reputation. Choate has built a resume of projects large and small across the nation in multiple market sectors. From its innovative OneLife safety program to its efforts to “Build Up” the communities in which it serves, the heart of Choate is its people. Please visit www.choateco.com for more information.

About Mankiewicz Coatings

Mankiewicz Coatings has been in operation in South Carolina for 15 years, predominantly serving automotive, aviation, medical and industrial clients such as Boeing and BMW Manufacturing. Parent-company Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. was founding in 1895 as an independent subsidiary of an English paint factory for the manufacturing of high-quality paints. Today, Mankiewicz continues to manufacture high-quality solvent-based and water-dilutable coating systems while operating in markets across the globe. To learn more, please visit https://www.mankiewicz.com/en/.