Triumph moving Kansas City-area operations 37 miles west
Staff Writer |
Triumph Group is relocating its Kansas City-area operations later this year from Grandview, Mo., to a new purpose-built facility in Edgerton, Kan., to accommodate the company’s growth.
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Triumph, a supplier of aerospace components and systems, plans to occupy the new 156,000-sq.-ft. facility, located in the Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), under a long-term lease agreement with NorthPoint Development.
The relocation to this new facility, being built by Clayco Construction, is expected to begin in September, after Triumph receives its certificate of occupancy, and be complete by late June 2017.
The Edgerton site was selected based on a number of factors, according to Rick Rosenjack, executive vice president of Triumph’s Precision Components business unit.
“The LPKC development was chosen due to strong support from the state of Kansas and the local community in Edgerton, close proximity to an established training facility, exceptional logistics, and readily available space for future expansion,†said Rosenjack.
“The short distance from Grandview, Mo., to Edgerton, Kan., also allows us to keep most of our experienced employee base intact, which is critical to continuity of production for our valued customers.â€
Triumph’s products include landing gear structure and assemblies, seat/cargo tracks, floor beams, thrust reverser beams, stringer end fittings, wing attach fittings, installation brackets, hinge arm assemblies and engine inlet assemblies. It currently employs approximately 180 people.
With the addition of the new facility at LPKC, Triumph will have three factories in Kansas: another Precision Components facility in Wichita (employing approximately 175 people) and a Product Support facility in Wellington (employing approximately 115 people).
Triumph’s Grandview site, located at 4020 East 138th St., is currently listed for sale. This multi-building campus of approximately 84,000 sq. ft. was built in 1973 and acquired by Triumph in 1998. ■