Hörmann High Performance Doors, a German company with a manufacturing presence in the Pittsburgh region since 1981, has officially opened a custom-built, state-of-the-art facility at Starpointe Business Park in Burgettstown.
Hörmann acquired land and built the $7 million, 68,000-square-foot facility — designed by Pittsburgh architects Pfaffmann & Associates in coordination with counterparts in Germany — from the ground up. It includes a production floor, a full-size showroom and offices. The plant makes high-speed, roll-up doors for industrial and commercial markets, such as car dealerships, fire stations, parking garages and sports stadiums.
According to Alice Permigiani, the company’s marketing director, Hörmann outgrew its old plant in Leetsdale. The company has been steadily growing, doubling its output over the past three years. Building an all-new facility enabled them to create “a layout that makes the overall production process much more efficient,”she explains. It also gave the company a showroom, which features full-size doors, and is used for sales and training.
Most significantly, the new facility enables Hörmann to accommodate future growth — the company anticipates expanding in two phases to an eventual buildout of 220,000 square feet.
The new plant is pursuing LEED Silver certification for its green design, including energy conservation features, recycled materials, high-performance skylights to maximize natural light and a designed “drive-thru” capacity and crane system for fully climate-controlled interior off-loading, which allows for complete thru-building production.
Hörmann has 45 employees at the location. Speaking at an opening ceremony on April 7, Christoph Hörmann, managing partner at Hörmann in Germany, asserted, “Our investment in the new building makes it clear that we, the Hörmann family, believe in the U.S. market.”
Dan Reitz, executive director of the Washington County Council on Economic Development, added, “We aren’t just creating jobs, we’re creating lifetime careers in manufacturing, logistics, engineering, science and more. It’s a great day for Washington County. Doors are being opened, literally, to our future.”
Source: Alice Permigiani, Hörmann High Performance Doors; Philip Cynar, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Writer: Elise Vider
Writer: Elise Vider
