Reviewed by: Nathan Watson
Birmingham lands new medical supplies production hub, creating 30 new jobs
Startup Primordial Ventures plans to launch a manufacturing operation in Birmingham to produce high-quality medical supplies, creating 30 jobs in the area.
Calling “The Switch” home
The veteran- and minority-owned company is expected to begin operating early in 2024 at 1318 First Avenue North within “The Switch”—Birmingham’s innovation district.
“Primordial Ventures will do more than just create new jobs at its Birmingham operation — this promising startup’s facility will also help to lessen our nation’s dependence on foreign sources for in-demand medical supplies. The pandemic’s supply-chain disruptions exposed the need for domestic production of these critical items, and that’s a core mission for this company.”
~ Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair commented in the Made in Alabama news release
The company will manufacture and distribute medical supplies including:
- Catheter kits
- Urine bags
- Cadaver bags
- Medical-grade tubing using high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polystyrene resins
Products manufactured in Birmingham will be custom-made—designed, produced, packaged and shipped—to meet precise customer specifications and requirements.
Birmingham bests out Florida and Georgia cities
According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, the company has committed to creating 30 jobs at the Alabama facility over three years, with an average annual salary of $47,840. Primorial Ventures also chose The Magic City instead of Jacksonville, Florida, Ocala, Florida, Doraville, Georgia and Duluth, Georgia.
The Birmingham Business Alliance credits the support of “Team BHM” members who facilitated the project:
“Jefferson County has been known as a medical hub for quite some time, but we are always excited to welcome a new company like Primordial Ventures to the family.”
~Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens from Made in Alabama
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