Clayco Takes on $3 Billion in Active Projects, Including Amazon, Other Top Retailers

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Clayco Incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri), an engineering, design-build and construction services firm, is involved in more than $3 billion in active projects, according to Industrial Info's project database. About 70% already are under construction. All are within the U.S., and almost 85% of the total can be found in just two industries: Industrial Manufacturing, particularly in the warehousing and storage sector, and Metals & Minerals.

This week, Clayco landed a major contract with Nokian Tyres plc (Helsinki, Finland) to design and construct its $360 million tire-manufacturing plant in Dayton, Tennessee. The facility, which kicked off site preparation in September, will produce 4 million tires per year for passenger, sports utility and light truck vehicles, with a storage capacity for 600,000 tires. Nokian also is considering a proposed $5 million expansion that would follow the facility's planned completion in 2020, although Clayco has not yet been attached to it. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the tire-manufacturing plant and its expansion.

Clayco also is serving as general contractor on a slew of warehousing and distribution projects for two of the largest U.S. retailers: Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) (Goodlettsville, Tennessee). Projects under construction for Amazon include:

• $85 million distribution center in Monee, Illinois, which is expected to wrap up this spring; see project report
• $200 million robotic fulfillment center in Fresno, California, which is expected to wrap up this summer; see project report
• $177 million fulfillment center in Cleveland, Ohio, which is expected to wrap up this fall; see project report

Projects under construction for Dollar General include:

• $85 million distribution center in Jackson, Georgia, which is expected to wrap up later this month; see project report
• $75 million distribution center in Janesville, Wisconsin, which is expected to wrap up this spring; see project report
• $91 million distribution center in Amsterdam, New York, which is expected to wrap up late this summer; see project report
• $70 million distribution center in Longview, Texas, which is expected to wrap up early next year; see project report

Two major North American pharmaceutical retailers, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (NYSE:VRX) (Laval, Quebec), are employing Clayco at projects under construction. CVS is building a $110 million distribution center in Kansas City, Missouri, which is expected to service more than 370 CVS pharmacies throughout the U.S. Midwest, while Valeant's Bausch & Lomb subsidiary is building a $50 million distribution center in Woodruff, South Carolina, to handle ophthalmic products.

The CVS project is expected to wrap up this summer. Valeant also is weighing a proposed, $50 million extension in Woodruff that, if approved, would not begin construction until three years following the original facility's completion in 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the CVS facility, and the Valeant facility and its expansion.

South Carolina also is home to the largest project involving Clayco that is set to finish construction this year: Toray Industries Incorporated's (Tokyo, Japan) $600 million carbon fiber-manufacturing plant in Moore, South Carolina, which is expected to produce 1,800 to 2,000 metric tons per day of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber and associated products. Toray also hopes to begin construction later this year on the planned, $400 million second phase. Toray, the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, says the facility will be a major supplier to the aerospace industry. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports for Phase I and Phase II.

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