The quality and stability of our workforce is one of the great strengths of the Aiken-Augusta MSA. These workers are drawn from a population that is young, growing and pursuing the many avenues of educational advancement available.
Labor & Employment

Major Employers

The strength of a community lies within its existing industry base, and there are no more important companies than those that already call our community their home. Over two-thirds of our region’s new capital investment and job creation originates from expanding industry, which indicates a strong sense of satisfaction from our existing companies.

Aiken and Edgefield counties have the resources in place for industries to succeed: an intelligent and diligent workforce, low operating costs, several forums for training employees, a business-friendly local government, easy access to large markets, and an excellent transportation infrastructure for moving both supplies and finished products. Our region has established itself as a home for manufacturing, as illustrated by the companies that operate within the area.

This list represents all area manufacturers and select service companies with 10 or more employees.

Company
Employees Products

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions1 the DOE and Subcontractors

 7,563  Nuclear Defense Materials
Washington Savannah River Company1
 2,063 Liquid Radioactive Waste Disposal Project
Kimberly-Clark Corporation1
 1,300  Consumer Paper Products
Bridgestone-Firestone South Carolina2
  964  Car and Truck Tires
Advanced Glassfiber Yarn1,3  
  720  Fiberglass Insulation & Circuit Boards
United Parcel Service
  580  International Customhouse Brokerage
Washington Safety Management Solutions
  580
  Engineering Consulting Firm
Shaw Industries
  500  Carpet Yarns
The Ohio Brass - Hubbell Power Systems  450  High Voltage Insulators and Arrestors
GlaxoSmithKline2  400  Proprietary Drugs & Hygiene
Urban Outfitters, Inc.  400  Clothing Distribution
ASCO Valve Manufacturing1  370  Aluminum Valves
Newman Technology South Carolina2  367  Automobile/ATV Exhaust & Suspension Systems
TTX - Hamburg Division  333  Rebuilt Railway Cars
Milliken and Company  303  Synthetic Fabrics
Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company3  277  Rims and Tires for Riding Mowers
BAE Systems2  270  Machined Parts for Tracked Vehicles
PACTIV Corp.  230  Plastic Food Service Plates
R. E. Phelon, Inc.3  215  Aluminum Flywheels & Ignition Systems
SCANA Energy  180  Customer Service Center
Layman's Nurseries  120-175  Nursery Products
Menardi/Beacon Filtration  159  Industrial Filtration Media
National Wild Turkey Federation  156  Conservation and Management of American Wild Turkey
Aiken Electric Cooperative  152  Electricity supplier to industry and private individuals, part of  
 Touchstone Energy® cooperatives
Southern Felt Company2  150  Felt Goods
Halocarbon Products Corporation  135  Specialty Fluoro Chemicals
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.1  124  Stuffing Products, Retail Bread
Cytec Surface Specialties - North Augusta2  123  Specialty Chemicals, Resins, and Powder Coatings
Trantech Radiator Products  118  Cooling Radiators for Transformers
Trenton Plastic Products  105  Plastic Products
Aiken Standard  100  Newspapers
Owens-Corning Fiberglass  100  Fiberglass Materials
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics  100
Metso Paper USA, Inc.2  94  Roll Coverings for Paper & Textile Industry
Parkdale America  86  Cotton and Cotton-Blend Yarns
SCE&G Urquhart Station  81  Electric Power Generation
Arnco A-D Technologies  78  Plastic Conduit
Global Investment Recovery, Inc.  65  Computer and Electronics Recycling
A S Tees  50  Tee Shirts
Restmaster Bedding Co., Inc.  48  Mattresses, Box Springs
The Linde Group2  45  Industrial Gases
Augusta Concrete Block  42  Concrete Block, Precast Concrete Products
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company  42  Mining and Beneficating of Kaolin Clays
Progress Rail Services Corp.  41  Reconditioned Cushioning Units for Rail Industry,
 Wheelsets & Axles Plating
Ferguson Industries  40  Remanufactured Spindles
Southeastern Clay Company  38  Kaolin Clay
Dixie Clay Company  37  Airfloated Kaolin
Rieter Automotive Systems2  37  Automotive Acoustical & Heat Shields
Aiken Industries  35  Women's Sportswear
SC Metal Products, LLC  35  Metal Stampings, Split Steel Pulleys, Sprockets,
 Welded Assemblies
URS - Washington Division3  35  High-Technology Management, Engineering and
 Construction Services
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. - Riegel  33  Infant Blankets, Crib Items, and Diapers - Warehouse and
 Distribution
Cytec Surface Specialties - Langley2  32  Adhesives, Resins, and Sealants
Southeastern Tool Co.  30  Custom Built and Designed Machinery
Aiken Precision Technologies2  30  Cold-Forged Steel Components for Auto Industry
Precision Machine Works  25  Custom Built Parts and Machinery
W. R. Grace Davison - Kaolin Products  25  Industrial Ground Clays Plants
Federal Express  19  Package Distribution
B & S Machine Tool, Inc.  18  Precision Machining and Metal Fabrication
WHECO Corp.  17  Crane Repair
Bondex3  16  Laser Printer and Copier Components
AmbioPharm, Inc.2,3  15  Pharmaceutical Grade Peptides
Augusta Air Brake & Rail Car Parts Co.  15  Railway Brake Repair
The Shinsho American Corporation2  12  Processed Steel Rods for Autos; Roller Bearings for Industry
Industrial Service Corp.  10  Tire Mounting, Agricultural
Veracity Payment Solutions  10  Payment Processing, Information Service Center



1  Fortune 500 Parent Company
2  International Parent Company
3  Corporate Headquarters
 

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