Wed November 8 07:00 am 2023 in category Company news
Foundation Laid, Construction on Schedule at Nokian Tyres’ Tennessee Warehouse
The storage facility, to be complete by mid-2024, will hold up to 600,000 tires
DAYTON, Tenn. – Nokian Tyres is proceeding on schedule with construction of the finished goods warehouse at its North American factory in Dayton, Tennessee. The facility remains slated to open in summer 2024 and will hold as many as 600,000 tires to help Nokian Tyres accommodate growing demand in the United States and Canada.
The foundation of the 350,000-square-foot facility is in place, crews have erected tilt walls and workers are completing installation of 240 tons of steel columns, joists and decking materials. Conveyor installation will begin this spring. The construction team has used 7,500 cubic yards of material sourced from the local market.
The new warehouse sits next to Nokian Tyres’ Dayton Factory, which is working to double production in 2024. Earlier this year, the global tiremaker hired 125 employees to raise its headcount at the factory to approximately 475 team members.
The new storage space will join the company’s nine-warehouse network throughout the U.S. and Canada and will serve a growing volume of customers in the sun belt.
Nokian Tyres and BC Construction Group broke ground in early March on the warehouse, which was designed by Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects. Nokian Tyres is continuing its long-term partnership with AtkinsRéalis (formerly Faithful+Gould) to provide project management services for the facility.
“We’re glad construction of our finished goods warehouse is proceeding according to plan,” said Nokian Tyres Dayton Factory Operations Director David Korda. “The warehouse will be a big help as we expand production to fulfill growing demand from North American customers and drivers.”
“It is a very exciting month at our Nokian Tyres project site, where we are seeing our most dramatic changes to date,” said BC Construction President Chris Burns. “BC Construction is pleased to be ahead of our construction schedule as we enter the winter months and move crews to interior work at the facility.”
“AtkinsRéalis has been working alongside Nokian Tyres since 2017 providing project and construction management services for various projects, including the original plant construction,” said Jonathan Marshall, Senior Vice President, AtkinsRéalis. “We are proud to support Nokian Tyres’ success in Dayton and throughout the region. We look forward to continuing the partnership for many years to come.”
The Dayton Factory is the epicenter of Nokian Tyres’ growth in North America. The Finland-based tiremaker produces all-season and all-weather tires at the facility. The warehouse will serve as a high-tech addition to the growing North American factory; automated conveyors will transport tires from the production building into storage.
In its four years of operations in Dayton, the company has earned recognition for its workplace culture, operations and sustainability. The Dayton Factory’s production building is the only tire production facility in the world to possess LEED v4 Silver certification, and its LEED v4 Gold-certified administration building is fully powered by energy generated from onsite solar panels. Nokian Tyres recycles or reuses 100 percent of waste generated from production.
The company was the first in Rhea County to receive the prestigious Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award. And the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association awarded Nokian Tyres its prestigious Manufacturer of the Year award in 2021.
For more information or to apply for jobs at the Dayton Factory, visit NokianTires.com/DaytonFactory.
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About Nokian Tyres
Nokian Tyres develops and manufactures premium tires for people who value safety, sustainability and predictability. Our purpose is to empower the world to drive smarter. Inspired by our Scandinavian heritage, we craft innovative products for passenger cars, trucks and heavy machinery that give you peace of mind in all driving conditions. In 2022, our segments net sales totaled $1.4 billion USD. At the end of 2022 we employed some 3,300 professionals. Nokian Tyres is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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About BC Construction Group
BC Construction is a 100% Employee-owned design-build construction firm founded in 2009 specializing in Warehousing and Distribution, Manufacturing and R&D, Education, and Specialty Projects. Led by tenured construction professionals, BC Construction Group uses a proprietary process to deliver facility solutions to their clients at exceptional value. BC Construction Group offers a wide variety of services in pre-construction, development services, construction, program management, process equipment installation, and commissioning. They are headquartered in Brighton, Michigan with additional locations in Raleigh, North Carolina and Phoenix, Arizona.
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Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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