Rand-Whitney container facility
Dover, NH – Rand-Whitney’s Corporate Drive facility in Portsmouth will be relocating to a new 118,600sf container building currently under construction at Stonewall Industrial Park in Dover.
Rand-Whitney collaborated with Summit Land Development of Dover on the land, and PROCON of Manchester was selected as the design-builder on its new facility.
PROCON is currently nearing completion on the framework. The $7.7 million enterprise is a welcome sight to Dover city officials as part of the city’s commitment to promoting an attractive environment for new businesses.
The 35-foot-high structure will be segmented into 118,600sf overall with 112,500sf dedicated to manufacturing/warehouse use and 6,100sf for offices. The company intends to hire more employees and add additional equipment. Plans call for transferring the existing equipment to the Dover location and integrating the new equipment and machinery.
The structure is a standard industrial building over a steel frame clad covered with 3-inch structured insulated panel (SIP). A 2-inch thermal break was installed between the interior and exterior slab to prevent the perimeter slab from exposure to excessive cold, which in turn will help minimize the operation’s energy consumption within the structure.
Initial work involved foundation placement in October 2015, simultaneous with the construction of underground utilities and subsequent installation of the parking area. Structural steel framework began in late November along with the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. Work also commenced on the erection of 3-inch insulated metal panels in January 2016 that will take approximately a month to complete. Roof work is set to begin shortly.
This is a landmark moment for Rand-Whitney after years of searching for a new location in which to expand its equipment, production, and workforce in the New Hampshire area. This summer, it will pack up its 45-plus Portsmouth employees and move into the substantially larger building adjacent to specialty food company, Stonewall Kitchen.
