Terrebonne, Quebec-based ADF Group Inc. announced Monday that the company's board of directors approved an estimated US$24 million plan to build a new 9,290-square meter (99,997-square foot) structural steel fabrication complex in Great Falls, Montana.
Under its US subsidiary banner, ADF International Inc., the corporation will be operating by the second half of 2013 its new fabrication plant which will be equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, similar to those at its Terrebonne fabrication plant. The annual fabrication capacity of this new plant is estimated at more than 25,000 tons. Moreover, adjacent to its new facility, ADF will set-up a large structural steel fabrication and pre-assembly yard.
"During the past months, we have studied many other sites to set-up a second plant, and we have chosen Great Falls in Montana for its strategic geographic location. Situated at 160 km (99 miles) from Alberta's border, the City of Great Falls will allow ADF to pursue its development both in Canada and the United States. We are very excited and confident about this key investment for ADF Group's future", added Mr. Paschini.
The work on the yard's infrastructure and the ground breaking on the construction of the new facility are set for the spring of 2013. Other expansion phases at this new facility could be considered in future years, as demands grow, according to a statement from the company.