KECO Coatings Expansion Plans on Schedule in Statesville, N.C.
Posted on Mon, Sep 22, 2008
Indianapolis, IN - KECO Coatings has completed the first phase of expansion in its Statesville, North Carolina facility. KECO finalized its acquisition of Teknix Powder Coating in early December of 2007. KECO has since expanded the facility by an additional 6,000 square feet and invested over $500,000 in new equipment to apply Teflon® coatings as well as its signature Kephos process. KECO has also created 10 new production jobs and recruited a new management team.
Founded in 1980, KECO Coatings is a leading developer and applicator of high performance coatings for industries such as printing and packaging, lighting, aircraft, glass container and Racing, and is a licensed DuPont Teflon® Industrial Applicator (LIA). Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, KECO has sales offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Tucson, Arizona.
KECO President Mike Klinge states, "We are on schedule with the initial phase of activating the Teflon® coating process into our Statesville, North Carolina location, and our customers are already enjoying the benefit of bundling their powder coating and Teflon® coating requirements into one facility. Our capabilities in Statesville will continue to expand as we transition our entire coating portfolio into this location. We expect to double the size of this facility and create another 10 to 15 jobs over the next five years, if not sooner."