By Mark
Schadenberg
Another industry has
officially opened its doors in Woodstock after building in the
Commerce Way Park along Parkinson Road.
The scissors were on display earlier this week as Trans-Mit Steel
hosted its ribbon cutting ceremony with many dignitaries on-hand
included Oxford MP Dave MacKenzie (see photo) at its 1400 Parkinson
Road facility.
Trans-Mit photos from City Of Woodstock Facebook page
Trans-Mit's newest
location is approximately 60,000 square feet and is easily visible
from the 401 – one of the reasons the company selected Woodstock
and its growing industrial base with Toyota already in the Friendly
City (building the Rav4 and an even busier Toyota plant in nearby
Cambridge). On five acres, Trans-Mit also has first option to
purchase an adjoining three acres if its required, according to a
City of Woodstock newsletter. The Woodstock workforce will increase
by as many as 40 with this employment, producing steel specifically
for the transformer / electrical industry.
Many companies
obviously see the advantage of locating at the 401 / 403 intersection
at Woodstock – automotive and otherwise. Check out:
www.cometothecrossroads.com;
Woodstock development office of Len Magyar and Brad Hammond, 519
539-2382.
The parent company of
Tran-Mit is Mitsui (www.mitsui.com) and they already have two
operations in Woodstock – Steel Technologies (which added an
addition last year to almost double its size) and Transfrieght. By
looking at their website, I see Mitsui opened in 1947 and now has
operations in 66 countries, and is a diversified company with
interest in steel, minerals, and energy.
Since Toyota's arrival
in 2008, Woodstock has also welcomed new construction and new
facilities from Steel Technologies, Sysco (Just opened in April of
2014), Waltco (relocated from Delhi), Scholastic Books (relocated
from a different Woodstock locale), Execulink, Miller Zell, AGCO
Corporation (agricultural machinery), Ancra, Final Coatings
(www.finalcoatingsinc.com),
(along with others) and a large addition at North American Stamping
Group.
Woodstock has
additional vacant-and-available industrial land at the east end of
Devonshire near Toyota, along with acreage in Commerce Way and
smaller lots in both the Patullo Ridge and Bysham Park commercial
developments.
In fact, Woodstock's
third largest year ever in building permits issued was 2013. I would
bet the only years to compare were the main construction time period
at Toyota, along with the new Woodstock hospital.
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In
a CTV2 London story earlier this year, Len Magyar (pictured below), Woodstock's
development commissioner, explains the city has invested millions of
dollars in the acquisition of land and all of the servicing.
"The
lands you see behind me they're all service-ready. So basically it
means somebody can come to us tomorrow, we can do a land sale and get
them operating very quickly. And the bottom line is if you don't have
service to shovel-ready land, you're probably going to have a very
hard time attracting industry."
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Sites as large as 100
acres are available within the current Woodstock boundaries, and the
city is hoping to expand its boundaries soon after the start of the
next term of city council by moving along in negotiating a parcel of land
currently part of Norwich township, and adjacent to the Patullo Ridge commercial park.
NEW LINKS:
OLD LINKS:
http://london.ctvnews.ca/preparation-and-attitude-key-to-attracting-investment-to-woodstock-1.1738527
http://www.lfpress.com/2013/08/19/new-steel-processing-facility-opening-up-in-woodstock
http://www.lfpress.com/2013/08/19/new-steel-processing-facility-opening-up-in-woodstock
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Consider making it your home too !
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
(519)
537-1553, cell or text
Email:
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