Senator Susan Collins recently attended a press conference to celebrate and formally open the new VingTech facility in Biddeford. Senator Collins joined with officials from VingTech and the City of Biddeford in addressing the assembled audience before the cutting of the ceremonial ribbon.
VingTech is a subsidiary of Simrad Optronics, a Norwegian electro-optical manufacturer headquartered in Oslo . Founded in 1948, the company manufactures military electro-optics and supplies defense and security sighting and infrared systems to the United States military, NATO, and over 40 other nations. The Biddeford location is expected to initially create 30 new jobs in the area.
(Senator Collins is shown here with Jon Asbjorn Bo, CEO of Simrad Electronics)