8C — July 13 - 26, 2012 — Pennsylvania — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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EADING, PA – Cam- bridge-Lee Industries, LLC is expanding its R Project general contractor - Dolan Construction Inc. Cambridge-Lee Industries constructing 200,000 s/f facility PA P ROJECT OF THE M ONTH
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Reading, PA-basedmanufactur- ing facility, growing its work- force by up to 250 and adding significant new manufacturing capabilities. Construction is under way on the new 200,000 s/f facility, with a projected completion of May 2013. Dolan Construction Inc. is the general contractor. Cambridge-Lee Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of copper tubing for water supply, air conditioning, refrigeration, and commercial applications. The expansion will allow the company to produce thin-wall copper tubes that are used for air conditioning for the first time in Pennsylvania. The new plant will manufacture under the stringent consistency requirements of this particu- lar type of tubing, permitting material efficiencies and labor savings that are necessary for the company to compete suc- cessfully in the international market. Needing to expedite the con- struction process in an attempt to accelerate production from existing equipment held by
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their Mexican parent company, Cambridge-Lee Industries re- ceived help from County Com- missioner Christian Leinbach. Commissioner Leinbach used this project to launch a new expedited approval process called the Joint Express Ap- proval Program, or JEAP. The process works in Berks County in conjunction with the Berks Economic Partnership and corresponding participating jurisdictions. It has proven to be a vital process for the success of Cambridge-Lee Industries. “This expansion has repre- sented a productive partnership among economic development programs to help us create P ROJECT T EAM
jobs,” said Ed Kerins, CEO of Cambridge-Lee. From the first submission to receipt of a building permit the process was approximately 1 month. “This is the kind of dream team projects like this require to meet their lofty goals”, said Patrick Dolan, President of Dolan Construction Inc., of this project’s review pro- cess and ownership team. Dolan added, “We’re extremely proud to be partnering with Cam- bridge-Lee Industries on such an important industrial project for our region.” “This project is a significant step forward both for Cambridge-Lee and for the Greater Reading Area,” added Kerins. ■
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