One of Australia’s largest fiberglass swimming pool makers is bringing its first U.S. manufacturing facility to Alabama.

Aquatic Leisure Technologies Group (ALT) will establish its first U.S. plant in Opp, in Covington County, manufacturing the company’s Aqua Technics Pools.

The new 56,000-square-foot facility, located on a 22-acre site, will serve as the U.S. manufacturing home for ALT’s flagship brand.

Initial production is expected to begin early next year. Opp was picked after a two-year search.

A U.S. manufacturing team will be hired and trained.

Gov. Kay Ivey said the decision to come to Opp “underscores the strength of our state’s pro-business climate, our talented workforce and our commitment to fostering world-class manufacturing.”

ALT entered the U.S. market in 2018 supplyi

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