A-T Controls, manufacturer of valve control products, announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters to a122,120 square-foot facility at 9955 International Boulevard off Muhlhauser Road. A-T Controls designs, develops and manufactures valves, actuators and a full line of valve control products.
A.M. Todd, supplier of natural mint oils and botanical extracts for nutraceutical, food, beverage, confection, flavor, dietary supplements and personal care products, expanded its presence in West Chester opening a 16,093 square-foot facility at 74 Carnegie Way off Crescentville Road. A.M. Todd also has a facility on Sutton Place, with approximately 25 employees total in West Chester. www.amtodd.com
Pierre Foods is committed to creating high quality, wholesome foods within a corporate culture of innovation and integrity. As a leader and industry expert, we strive to be the preferred partner in helping our customers succeed. Our promise goes beyond our products and service and embraces our leadership in food safety, the trust we earn from our business partners, and our uncompromising quality.
Alpha & Omega Granite Works, a granite top finishing and manufacturing firm, announced it will open a 1,500 square-foot facility at 9049 Innovation Way off Port Union Road in the Fall of 2011.
Bugaboo Controls, manufacturer of custom control panels, opened a3,960 square-foot facility at 4740 Interstate Drive off of Princeton-Glendale Road/SR747.
Cincinnati Stoneworks, specializing in manufacturing finished stone products, announced a 6,800 square-foot expansion to its existing West Chester facility at 7776 Service Center Drive at Beacon Pointe off Cox Road. Cincinnati Stoneworks will now occupy more than 16,000 square feet at its uptown location. Specializing in natural stone and quartz fabrication, Cincinnati Stoneworks stocks more than 90 different colors of granite, marble, limestone and soapstone slabs so customers can find the perfect piece for every project. With more than 30 years combined experience, this family-owned and operated business provides builders, contractors and homeowners with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship at reasonable prices. www.cincinnatistoneworks.com
ClarkDietrich™ Building Systems, manufacturers of light gauge steel framing products, leased a 5,362 square-foot office at 9050 Centre Pointe Drive in Centre Pointe Office Park (Downtown). Clark Dietrich offers technical support services and smart tools for design for the metal framing industry. www.clarkdietrich.com
Corghi USA, Inc., an Italian-based wheel service equipment provider, expanded and relocated its existing North American headquarters to a 27,600 square-foot facility at 6067 Schumacher Park Drive. The Corghi USA facility features a showroom highlighting its vehicle assistance equipment and state-of-the-art seminar facility. www.corghiamerica.com
Custom Millcraft, a custom manufacturer of architectural woodwork and fixtures, announced a 24,260 square-foot expansion to its existing facility at 9092 LeSaint Drive. Custom Millcraft specializes in high-end fixture work and complete millwork packages for clients in the retail, restaurant, banking and healthcare industries. www.custommillcraft.com
EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, leased a 14,400 square-foot facility at 9436 Meridian Way in Duke Realty’s World Park at Union Centre. EnerSys is the largest industrial battery manufacturer in the world, operating manufacturing and assembly facilities worldwide for customers in more than 100 countries. With more than 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys offers an extensive line of motive power, reserve power, aerospace/defense and specialty batteries with full range of integrated services and systems. www.enersysinc.com
Environmental Inks & Coatings Corporation, a supplier to the narrow web label market, announced it will relocate its existing West Chester business to a 12,000 square-foot facility at 5150 Duff Drive. Environmental Inks & Coatings serves all segments of the packaging and label manufacturing industries with water-based and energy curable inks and coatings.
Escort, Inc., specializing in the manufacture and sales of radar and laser equipment, announced a 4,000 square-foot expansion to its existing headquarters located in West Chester at 5440 West Chester Road (Union Centre district). Escort’s cutting-edge technology has rewarded with numerous industry honors.
Flavor Systems International, specializing in the custom-creation of food and beverage flavorings, announced a 15,475 square-foot manufacturing space expansion to its existing facility at 9950 Commerce Park Drive west of International Boulevard. Along with Flavor Systems corporate headquarters and R&D facility in West Chester, it has two additional manufacturing facilities comprising a total of approximately 70,000 square feet. Flavor Systems provides innovation in custom designed flavorings. www.flavorsystems.com
Frutarom (formerly Flavor Systems), a rapidly growing global flavor and fine ingredients company, recently announced it will create 30 new jobs in the next two to three years at its existing West Chester facility, 9950 Commerce Park Drive in Schumacher Commerce Park. Frutarom creates, develops, manufactures and markets an extensive variety of high-quality flavors and fine ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, functional food, flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. Frutarom markets and sells more than 30,000 products to more than 14,000 customers in 140 countries. www.frutarom.com
Fuji Electric, a Japanese-based manufacturer of information control systems, substations, factory automation system components, electric devices and vending machines, relocated its existing West Chester business to a 9,000 square-foot facility at 5221 Muhlhauser Road in The Pointe at Union Centre (Union Centre/Downtown District).
GE Energy Services, providing digital, industrial and power conversion solutions, leased a 177,151 square-foot facility at 9701 Windisch Road off of Allen Road (former Dell building). GE Energy Service’s global teams design leading technology solutions for the transmission, distribution, management, conversion and optimization of electrical power for customers across multiple energy-intensive industries. GE is leading the charge to accommodate the world’s changing energy needs. www.ge.com
Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, a manufacturer and marketer of paper products, paper-based packaging and chemical products, announced a 28,000 square-foot expansion to its existing West Chester facility at 9048 Port Union-Rialto Road. Georgia-Pacific Corrugated is adding a digital web printing press for packaging which represents an $18 million capital investment and will add 15 new jobs at its West Chester plant and retain 75 employees. Georgia-Pacific started out as a hardwood lumber wholesaler in 1927 and today, Georgia-Pacific manufactures products that are part of every life. Georgia-Pacific has 35,000 employees worldwide who are always looking for better ways of doing things. www.gp.com
Global Industries, manufacturer of affordable office furnishings throughout the world, relocated its existing West Chester business to a 40,000 square-foot facility at 8712 LeSaint Drive in IDI’s Port Union at Union Centre industrial park off Union Centre Boulevard. Global Industries’ facility will offer a showroom display of its office furnishings.
Graham Packaging Company, a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sales of custom blow-molded rigid plastic containers, leased an additional 77,450 square-foot facility adjacent to its existing West Chester location at 290 Circle Freeway off Crescentville Road. For nearly 50 years, Graham has made widely acclaimed technological advancements, provided unprecedented client service and developed significant major innovations in the rigid plastics packaging industry. www.grahampackaging.com
Harmon, Inc., a leading U.S. curtain wall contractor, announced it will relocate its existing West Chester fabrication center to a 150,000 square-foot facility at 4290 Port Union Road. Harmon, Inc. is the industry’s single-source provider for expertise in design, quality manufacturing and on-time installation of the exterior envelope of a building. www.harmoninc.com
IceTech America, designs and manufactures reliable, high-performance dry ice blasting equipment, relocated its U.S. headquarters to a 4,000 square-foot facility at 5217 Muhlhauser Road in The Pointe at Union Centre (Downtown). IceTech’s world headquarters is in Denmark with locations all over the world. www.icetechworld.com
LaCrema Coffee Company, a small batch coffee roaster specializing in roasting and packaging of more than 200 different flavors, origins and blends, expanded and relocated its existing West Chester facility to a 6,403 square-foot facility at 9085 Sutton Place off Princeton-Glendale Road/SR747. LeCrema uses 100% Colombian coffee as a base to its blends of rich aroma, smooth tasting coffees. www.lacremacoffeecompany.com
LEM Products, a mail order, online and wholesale company, announced it will relocate to a 75,361 square-foot facility at 4440 Muhlhauser Road in North Park Business Center. LEM Products delivers high-quality meat processing equipment and supplies to the do-it-yourself hunter and home processors at competitive prices. www.lemproducts.com
Matthews International, manufacturers and markets products used in the cemetery and funeral home industries, relocated to an 11,150 square-foot facility at 4739 Interstate Drive in Capital Center industrial park off Princeton-Glendale Road/SR747. This facility serves as Matthews International’s casket division, which produces a wide variety of wood and metal caskets. Matthews International has 4 employees at this location.
Midmark Connect, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of healthcare, diagnostic, and software products for medical, veterinary, and dental markets, opened a 3,580-square-foot office at 9277 Centre Pointe Drive in Centre Pointe Office Park (Downtown). www.midmark.com
Nease Co., a producer of performance chemicals, announced it will relocate its North American headquarters to a 6,530 square-foot office and R&D facilityat9780 Windisch Road off Allen Road. Nease Co. has a well-established reputation and maintains long-term relationships with major global consumer product companies. The Nease Co. product line includes hydrotrope technology, acid catalysts, naphthalene sulfonates and various other specialty products. www.neaseco.com
Novotec USA, a global enterprise providing electrical discharge machining supplies and consumables, opened its 4,000 square-foot North America facility at 4860 Duff Drive off Princeton-Glendale Road/SR747. Novotec’s corporate headquarters is located in the Netherlands.
Polymet Corporation, a world-class manufacturer of high performance wire for hard facing, welding, and thermal spraying, announced it will expand and relocate its existing West Chester corporate headquarters to a 90,795 square-foot space in the new $7.5 million, 138,750 square-foot building at 7401 Union Centre Boulevard at LeSaint Drive. Polymet Corporation produces high quality products used in aerospace, power generation, nuclear, lumber, mining and many other industries. www.polymet.us
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Qualiturn , specializing in CNC machining prototype to production, announced a 7,200 square-foot expansion to its existing West Chester facility at 9081 LeSaint Drive off Port Union Road. Qualiturn has 35 employees.
SAF Holland, a leading global commercial vehicle supplier and the largest independent listed manufacturer of chassis-related systems and components for trucks, buses, tractors and trailers, announced it will relocate its existing manufacturing line from Holland, Michigan to its existing West Chester facility at 246 Circle Freeway Drive. SAF Holland officials initiated the move to allow them to be closer to the end user markets and due to the high productivity at its existing West Chester facility. SAF Holland will invest $100,000 in retrofitting the facility, make an equipment and machinery investment of nearly $600,000, and add 30 new jobs. www.safholland.com
Sealed Air Corporation, a global manufacturer of materials and systems for protective, presentation and fresh food packaging in the industrial, food and consumer markets, announced it will relocate to a 9,687 square-foot R&D/prototype manufacturing facility at 7410 Union Centre Boulevard in IDI’s Port Union at Union Centre industrial park.
Sedeco USA, the North American subsidiary of Japan’s Seidensha Electronics, which specializes in manufacturing of electrical equipment, plastic welding and cutting technologies, opened its 1,221 square-foot North American headquarters at 6236-B Centre Park Drive in Schumacher Commerce Park. Sedeco USA supplies companies with localized equipment, support, maintenance, operator training, and all after sales services in support of Seidensha Electronics. www.sedecousa.com
Sentrilock LLC, the official Lockbox provider of the National Association of REALTORS, announced it will relocate to a 96,000 square-foot facility at 7701 Service Center Drive in the Beacon Pointe development (Uptown). Sentrilock is owned by the National Association of REALTORS, America’s largest trade association representing more than one million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Sentrilock currently has 84 employees with plans to grow to approximately 120 employees within five years. Sentrilock is slated to open at its new location mid-2013. www.sentrilock.com
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, a manufacturer of paperboard, packaging and product displays, will relocate and expand its existing West Chester operations to a 321,200 square-foot office building at 9266 Meridian Way in World Park at Union Centre. Smurfit-Stone will open at its new facility by early October with approximately 90 employees.
Tenacity Manufacturing, specializing in the manufacturer of binding products and accessories, relocated to an 11,300 square-foot facility at 4455 Muhlhauser Road west of Princeton-Glendale Road/SR747. Tenacity Manufacturing has approximately 20 employees.
Titan Metal Fabricators, manufacturer of corrosion resistant process equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, chemical processing, and steel/metal finishing industries, opened a 2,933 square-foot facility at 9860 Crescent Park Drive in Schumacher Commerce Park.
TOSEI America, Inc., a global manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, will open a 4,200 square-foot sales and service facility at 9641 Inter-Ocean Drive off Muhlhauser Road. TOSEI America is a division of TOSEI Engineering Corporation, a Japanese-owned company with facilities across the world.
UMECC-USA,a member of the UMECC Manufacturing Group headquartered in China, announced it will relocate to a 5,040 square-foot facility at 9468 Meridian Way in World Park at Union Centre (Downtown). UMECC-USA supplies engineering support for all of the UMECC Manufacturing Group’s high quality products it provides to the steel industry including detailed design, drawing conversations, equipment adaption and enhancements. UMECC utilizes state-of-the-art engineering support software and creates detailed and basic design generation as well as manuals and training programs. UMECC’s offerings include all major metallurgical equipment, spare parts and refractories. UMECC provides in-depth technical assessment of each order and actively manages the entire order fulfillment process in China to ensure conformity, quality and timely delivery. www.umecc.com
United Process Controls, providing industrial process controls and automation, leased a 13,611 square-foot facility at 8904 Beckett Road (Downtown). www.group-upc.com
Valeo Climate Control Corporation, dedicated to the design, production, manufacture and sales of components, integrated systems and modules for the automotive industry, leased a 47,250 square-foot warehouse facility at 4438 North Park Boulevard. Valeo ranks among the world’s top automotive suppliers. www.valeo.com