Ground has broken for the new headquarters for Control Gaging in Ann Arbor. The investment is expected to help the 41-year-old company take advantage of the growing manufacturing sector.
The Ann Arbor-based company engineer, design and manufacture precision gauges for machine tools. It got hit hard in the recent recession but found a way to survive while many of its peers went under. Since then Control Gaging's revenue is up 250 percent.
"There was a lot of demand pent up when that ended," says David Hayes, president of
Control Gaging.
The new facility will measure in at 24,500 square feet. It will allow for more flexibility in the manufacturing process. "Our principal facility isn’t set up for lean manufacturing," Hayes says.
The new production plant will also have a number of green features, including green space for employees to relax in, a bike path around the facility and more than 200 trees on site. Hayes expects Control Gaging to move into its new home on July 1st of next year.
Control Gaging currently employs 33 people. It has hired two more employees in the last year that specializes in machining and shipping & receiving.
Source: David Hayes, president of Control Gaging
Writer: Jon Zemke
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