New facilities

by all | 21 November 2013 8:30 am

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• To keep up with growing customer demand, digital billboard manufacturer Watchfire Signs expanded its headquarters (HQ) in Danville, Ill. (pictured), with an 11,798 m² (127,000-sf) addition. Specifically, the integrated facility’s manufacturing space has grown by 10,219 m² (110,000 sf) and office space by 1,579 m² (17,000 sf).
• Print-service provider (PSP) Reprodux has opened a new branch in Hamilton and reorganized its Toronto-area offices, as renovations are underway for a larger space in Richmond Hill, Ont., where the company plans to wrap vehicles.
• Unisource Canada, which supplies printing, imaging and packaging supplies and equipment, has opened a new full-service warehouse facility in Mississauga, Ont., which takes over customer deliveries from an existing facility in Richmond Hill, Ont. The new building comprises 17,187 m² (185,000 sf) of warehouse space and 3,066 m² (33,000 sf) of office space.
• Graphic material and adhesive supplier Orafol Americas opened a new national sales office for Canada in August. The 2,230-m² (24,000-sf) building is in Oakville, Ont.
• Arlon, which markets pressure-sensitive films and materials for signs, vehicle wraps and other outdoor visual applications, has begun an 18-month expansion and relocation of its manufacturing operations in Placentia, Calif. The new facility will reportedly be nearly double the size of its predecessor.
• HP opened a new 2,973-m² (32,000-sf) ink manufacturing plant in Ashkelon, Israel. It will produce ultraviolet-curable (UV-curable) inks for the new Scitex FB10000 industrial press.
• Paper-based graphic display board manufacturer Hexacomb has opened a new facility in Querétaro, Mexico.
• Signmaking software developer SA International (SAi) has opened a dedicated training, demonstration and technology testing centre in Brussels, Belgium.

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