Valvoline Inc. will host a dedication of its new $35 million, 162,400-square-foot world headquarters at 11 a.m. May 11 in Lexington.
The ceremony makes official what is essentially the birth of a 150-year-old company and further roots Valvoline as a vital and important corporate citizen of Lexington and Kentucky.
As a brand of premium lubricants, Valvoline has been headquartered in Lexington for more than 30 years. The company recently spun off from Ashland Global Holdings Inc. to become the latest standalone global company based in Fayette County.
Valvoline employs about 5,500 people worldwide — with about 1,100 in Kentucky — in a variety of skilled, growth-oriented careers ranging from Valvoline Instant Oil Change technicians to corporate business professionals and supply chain specialists to research scientists and engineers.
Built with sustainability and the company’s “Never Idle” culture in mind, the new Valvoline headquarters features a modern, open floorplan designed for collaboration; abundant natural light; and prominent space to showcase Valvoline’s history and heritage as well as its vision for the future. Construction began in November 2015 with project development by Verus Partners, design by Solomon Cordell Buenz and general contractor work by Messer Construction Co.
The ceremony will be held at Valvoline World Headquarters, 100 Valvoline Way, Lexington.
Dedication ceremony will be at main entrance of the Valvoline building.
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
o U.S. Rep. Andy Barr
o Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
o Carla Blanton, board chair, Commerce Lexington
o Lexington Mayor Jim Gray
o Sam Mitchell, CEO, Valvoline
Other special guests will include representatives of Valvoline community partners, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, Children’s Charity Classic of the Bluegrass, Fayette County Public Schools, Hope Center, Kentucky Educational Television, Lexington Habitat for Humanity, Lexington Leadership Foundation and United Way of the Bluegrass.
From Valvoline Communications