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November 11, 2008 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada – based St. Clair Technologies Inc. has signed a 7 year agreement with The Offshore Group for the purpose of expanding its Guaymas, Mexico operations from 90,000 to 126,000 square feet of industrial space within The Offshore Group’s Sonoran industrial parks.
This expansion will enable St. Clair Technologies to manage its raw materials in Mexico, and will provide the space required for the eventual addition of 100 direct labor workers. According to company president, Charlie Hess, “Our decision to expand our operations in Guaymas, Sonora was based upon our long-standing positive relationship with the Offshore Group, and our goal to continue preparing to meet the needs of our clients. We are aggressively pursuing new market segments, while thankfully experiencing continued success with many of our long-term customers. Our manufacturing team in Guaymas has been doing a great job for over a dozen years now, and we foresee a very bright future in this location.”
St. Clair Technologies is a full-service manufacturer of discrete wire-harness assemblies for the automotive, marine, heavy truck, bus, military, and RV markets. The company’s production capability covers a wide spectrum of volumes and complexities, while offering customers wiring-harness and component design services.
The Offshore Group is the largest provider of outsourced manufacturing support, or “shelter,” services in Mexico. It has an industrial real estate inventory of over 3 million square feet at its two manufacturing locations.
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