Global Location Strategies LLC (GLS), headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading consulting firm specializing in site selection, location strategy, and incentive negotiations for manufacturing and industrial companies. Originating in the 1970s as Fluor Corporation's site selection division, it spun off independently in 2009 under the leadership of Didi Caldwell.
With over 50 years of experience, GLS guides clients through comprehensive location decisions, including benchmarking, site identification and evaluation, workforce and logistics analysis, technical due diligence, and securing economic incentives. The firm evaluates more than 850 data points to assess risks, costs, and operational fit, serving sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, advanced materials, and clean technologies.
Notable chemical industry projects include site selection for Yuhuang Chemical's methanol complex, WACKER's polysilicon facility, and Albemarle's lithium hydroxide plant. Recently, GLS was engaged by Perpetual Next to evaluate U.S. sites for biomethanol and torrefaction facilities.
