Construction Underway on $28 Million Electronic Manufacturing Plant in Texas

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Allied Electronics, Incorporated (Fort Worth, Texas) has begun construction of a $28 million new headquarters and distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas. Groundbreaking occurred on March 30, 2006, and construction of the new plant began in April 2006. The new plant will replace the company’s current facility, located on Pebble Drive, and house the existing 275 employees, as well as create 300 new jobs.

The new plant will involve the construction of two buildings, a 300,000 square-foot warehouse and an 80,000 square-foot office building. Completion of the new building is anticipated for the summer 2007. The company is also considering future expansions of the warehouse in the next five to ten years.

The Haskell Company (Frisco, Texas) was awarded the general construction contract for the building only. Allied Electronics is responsible for all interior work and equipment.

Allied Electronics, Incorporated was founded in 1928 as Allied Radio. In 1970, the company moved its headquarters from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Worth, Texas. In 1999, the company was acquired by Electrocomponents of the United Kingdom. Today, the company has earned a reputation as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic components and distributes these components to companies such as Honeywell, National Semiconductor, Agilent and Vishay.

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