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investments for the long term. Thus, we tend to operate in space that may be less than desirable with equipment that is pushed to its limits before we make the jump to the next level of capabilities.” The two locations in Springfield — the original build- ing at Belcrest Ave. and the new facility at Progress Place — are located about five miles apart. The new facility is 410,000-square-feet and sits on about 37 acres, allowing plenty of room for future expansion. Twenty dock doors, six rail dock doors, and two drive up ramps provide ac- cess to the building. There are eight machine centers, a maintenance shop, ink lab, sales and design center, and corporate office at this new location. The Fosber corrugator, along with an LMC jumbo ro- tary diecutter, Automatan laminator, flatbed diecutter and specialty finishing and converting, remain at the Belcrest building. Rollstock storage and a finished goods ware- house have been moved to the new building. “At some point we can build additional square footage and then put in a new corrugator so that the container- board and corrugator will be in the same building,” McNay says. “But that’s a few years away.” The relocation allowed for the addition of several new pieces of equipment, including a MarquipWardUnited 66- inch by- 125-inch rotary diecutter and a MarquipWardUn- ited 66-inch by 125-inch flexo folder-gluer, both with top and bottom print stations. The six-color diecutter has four CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
special finishing work. When we grew to six total facilities, we decided to consolidate,” says Mark McNay, Senior Vice President and General Manager. “As an independent, we follow a pretty typical pattern in that we focus on the needs of the customer and mak- ing the sale before we plan how we are going to service
them and produce the items in the most efficient manner for the long haul,” Kevin Ausburn, Chairman and CEO, says. “In short, we want to make sure the business is prof- itable and sustainable before we make significant capital The new facility at 4500 E. Progress Place sits on about 37 acres, allowing plenty of room for future expansion.
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