LATICRETE Expands Manufacturing-Distribution Center In Grand Prairie, Texas
06/10/2016
Construction of the 70,000-square-foot addition to the existing 100,000-square-foot LATICRETE facility will begin immediately and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2017. The Grand Prairie facility is the company's largest manufacturing and distribution center outside of the LATICRETE headquarters in Bethany, Connecticut. The facility manufactures a wide array of products for the construction industry, employs a staff of more than 30 and recently added a third shift to meet steadily increasing demand.
"This year LATICRETE celebrates its 60th anniversary, and there is no more fitting way to celebrate than with a ground breaking to serve unprecedented growth," said LATICRETE Co-owner Henry B. Rothberg. "This major expansion is necessary to serve our Texas-region customers, maintain stock and distribute high-volume items and other specialty products. We are excited and proud to be in Grand Prairie today."
The Grand Prairie facility services the customers in the Texas sales region and serves as a national and international distribution hub for LATICRETE. The expanded space will be used immediately for warehousing and will position the facility to meet potential future manufacturing needs, company officials said. LATICRETE also recently completed an expansion of a similar facility in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, which serves the northeastern U.S. sales region.
"Grand Prairie is the right location for LATICRETE. Its strategic location is perfect for distribution of our products," President/COO, North America Division Ed Metcalf. "The region's pro-business environment is both conducive to our needs and evidenced by the new construction throughout this industrial park. And, the area abounds with a skilled, available and eager workforce. I would be remiss if I did not mention the support of the Grand Prairie government. Mayor Ron Jensen has been a pleasure to work with, and we thank him for his continued support."
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