September 28, 2005
Contact: Robert Plagemann, General Manager Tecton Products, LLC. 701-277-0209
Doug Chittum, Director or Jill Loope, Assistant Director Roanoke County Office of Economic Development
540-772-2069
ROANOKE, VA – Tecton Products, LLC, a manufacturer of pultruded composite products, broke ground today for its new 75,000 square-foot facility in the Roanoke County Center for Research and Technology (CRT). The project, which was announced in April, will create 58 new jobs with a $9.5 million investment in the first phase of the project. The company will invest an additional $3.5 million and create 93 more jobs in Phase II by 2011. In total Tecton plans to invest $13 million within the next five years. Tecton also considered a site in North Dakota for the project.
Tecton is the second company to locate in the Roanoke County Center for Research and Technology, a 457-acre business park designed for high tech manufacturing and research and development companies. “Tecton’s selection of the CRT for their first east coast manufacturing facility supports Roanoke County’s vision for this park,” said Elmer Hodge, Roanoke County Administrator. “Tecton is a leading high tech manufacturer with quality job opportunities and we are thrilled to have them locate in the County.”
Tecton Products selected Roanoke County primarily due to the presence of one of their largest customers, Integrity Windows. Roanoke’s central location to their east coast customer base and proximity to Virginia Tech was also integral to their decision to locate within the region, due to the complex technology the company utilizes in the creation of their products. “Today is significant in the growth and development of Tecton Products,” said Robert Plagemann, General Manager for Tecton. “As we break ground for our second facility, the CRT will make an outstanding new home for the future success of our company.” Tecton plans to open its facility and begin manufacturing by June of 2006.
About the Center for Research and Technology
Located in the heart of Virginia’s Technology Corridor, the Center for Research and Technology is a 457-acre business park strategically positioned adjacent to Interstate 81 in South Roanoke County at Exit 132 near Dixie Caverns. The CRT is designed to lure technology companies and offers unparalleled advantages for technology-based businesses. Given its proximity to Virginia Tech, coupled with Virginia’s commitment to advancing technology Specifically, the CRT is a place where individuals can come to work and businesses can thrive. For more information visit: www.yesroanoke.org
About Tecton Products
Headquartered in Fargo, N.D., Tecton Products began in 1990 as a partnership between Marvin Windows and Doors and the company’s president, John Jambois. Tecton’s initial charter was to work with Marvin to develop a high performance window and door product line using pultrusions for the framing components. During Tecton's pultrusion process, glass reinforcements are impregnated with a proprietary liquid resin and pulled through a heated die. The resulting composite profile is strong, thermally stable, insulating and resistant to corrosion, chemicals and moisture. Today Tecton Products has become the world’s largest manufacturer of thin walled complex shaped pultrusions. For more information visit: www.tectonproducts.com