Governor Mike Pence joined executives from NORRES, a German manufacturer of industrial hoses, to announce the company’s plans to locate its first North American facility in South Bend, Ind., creating up to 32 new high-wage jobs by 2018.

The Gelsenkirchen, Germany-based company will invest $1.87 million to purchase, renovate and equip a more than 30,000 square-foot facility at 2520 Foundation Drive in South Bend. The company expects to launch its Indiana operations at the end of May, serving warehouse and production operations for original equipment manufacturers across the country.