Flying Colours has
announced that the third phase of the Canadian company’s long-term
expansion strategy has begun as work is under way on the first round
of infrastructure development at its St. Louis, MO. facility.
The project will include
the addition of a new building, the upgrading of several back shops,
a doubling in size of the cabinetry workshop and a workforce growth
of 30%.
The new Flying
Colours KSUS edifice is conveniently located at the end of the
Spirit of St. Louis Airport runway, and gives easy access to the
existing Flying Colours hangars. When the doors open in
mid-December, a further 40 300 square feet will be added to the
Flying Colours Corp. north American footprint.
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Flying
Colours Corp. begins first phase of St. Louis expansion |
The new site’s layout
has been specifically designed to improve productivity, efficiency
and streamline the work flow. When the doors open on the bright,
white open-plan interior it will house a state-of-the-art cabinetry
workshop which more than doubles the size of the existing St. Louis
wood-working shop. The fully refurbished facility will comfortably
accommodate a CNC room for design, an expansive machine room with a
range of detailing tools, two dedicated temperature controlled spray
booths, insulated buffing and sanding sections, two varnish and
paint mixing rooms, as well as assembly, framing and finishing
areas. A unique feature of the new unit is the installation of an
enclosed “curing” room, used to bake the varnish and paint onto
monument cutouts.
Upgraded upholstery,
avionics and engineering workshops will also be accommodated in the
modernized building. A series of offices for production control
planning and production management teams, as well as conference
rooms, storage areas, and further offices will complement the
workshops and provide comfortable, stylish customer meeting areas
too. To gear up for the opening in mid-December, Flying Colours is
already busy recruiting a team of over 70 workers, and is making the
most of the rich source of talent in the St. Louis area.
“Our new
building gave us a blank canvas on which we have designed and
created the ultimate cabinetry workshop. It will look as pristine as
an operating theatre when we open, provide a great working
environment for our existing and new team members, and a superb
location for customer visits. We are very excited about our first
phase of growth here,” said
Sean Gillespie,
Executive VP, Flying Colours Corp.
This expansion phase
represents a multi-million-dollar investment from Flying Colours
which committed to the project having won a significant set of
cabinetry projects, for which work will begin in Q1 2018. With the
additional building the Flying Colours Corp. KSUS’ footprint will
exceed more than 100 000 square feet in total. |