Rand-Whitney container facility groundbreaking
Dover, NH – PROCON of Manchester, Rand-Whitney of Portsmouth, neighbors, and local officials recently celebrated groundbreaking on a new 118,600sf Rand-Whitney container facility at Stonewall Industrial Park in Dover. Rand-Whitney is known for pioneering innovative and environmentally friendly corrugated packaging for nearly 80 years. PROCON is the designer and construction manager celebrating 80 years, and Summit Land Development of Dover is the developer.
Rand-Whitney is pleased that years of searching for a long-term facility have successfully concluded with the decision to construct a plant in Dover, where they began. Their new home base is conveniently located at Route 108 and the Spaulding Turnpike junction.
The new building will be substantially larger than the current one on Corporate Drive in Portsmouth to allow for additional equipment and higher production volumes. The intended 35-foot-high structure is to be segmented into 118,600sf overall with 112,500sf dedicated to the manufacturing/warehouse use and 6,100sf dedicated to offices. Rand-Whitney will also be neighbors to specialty food company, Stonewall Kitchen, which already has construction work under way on a 75,000sf facility with plans to conclude by summer 2016.
The packaging firm’s move involves the relocation of its existing equipment to the completed facility as well as adding new equipment and machinery in the prospective space.
PROCON’s design team conducted an expert assessment of the company’s existing equipment to incorporate old and new equipment accurately into the drawings. The intended structure is standard industrial building over a steel frame clad in a 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.
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PROCON’s design team conducted an expert assessment of the Company’s existing equipment to incorporate old and new equipment accurately into the drawings. The intended structure is standard industrial building over a steel frame clad in a 3” structured insulated panel (SIP). A 2” 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.
In recent years, the City of Dover has been experiencing a surge in economic and industrial growth, as more companies are attracted to the City for its commitment to promoting a sound environment for prospective businesses to prosper. Rand-Whitney’s longevity, reputation for quality products and services, and dedication to customer success make it a gratifying addition to the Dover landscape. City of Dover Mayor Karen Weston was clearly elated about the enterprise, “our goal as a City has been to increase economic development and this is such a huge boost to our economy. We are already seeing the economic benefits of having Rand-Whitney here.”
