“The particular building was chosen because it fits the needs of AmeriWater,” Roy said. “There is a nice office front, with plenty of warehouse area for manufacturing. What is most intriguing is that there is room to expand without having to move again.”
AmeriWater has approximately 60 employees at the Stanley Avenue location and all will be moving to the Stop Eight Road address, which will house the company’s accounting, engineering, customer service, quality, sales and general management departments, Roy said.
“Because the company is part of SUEZ, a global organization with multiple activities in North America, there are multiple synergies with the other geographic platforms and opportunities to expand our offerings,” Roy said. “As AmeriWater continues to grow, jobs will be added as needed.”
AmeriWater will lease about 65,000 square feet of the Stop Eight Road warehouse, according to Dean Miller, vice-president and director of leasing for Industrial Realty Group Industrial Commercial Properties. He added that the Stop Eight Road address is the former location of EFTEC North America, LLC., a bonding and adhesive plant that closed years ago.
“(The move) allows us to begin to bring (the building) back to life, do some renovations and prepare it further for other tenants who may come along,” Miller said of AmeriWater’s move. “So it helps us stabilize and revitalize the building. So, we’re about that.”
The move-in date will occur when the renovation to the space that will be occupied by AmeriWater is complete, according to Miller.
Renovation plans include the adding of equipment training room, a resin regeneration facility, space for manufacturing and warehousing of water treatment equipment. “This facility will have room for expansion, to accommodate our growth strategy,” Roy said.
“We’re very pleased that Ameriwater has selected Vandalia for this operation. It’s a nice win for the Dayton region, as the company looked at a number of locations before ultimately deciding to stay in the north Dayton marketplace,” said Greg Shackelford, Vandalia’s assistant city manager. “The facility on Stop Eight Rd. is an excellent fit with ample power and high ceilings. The move should allow Ameriwater to continue to grow and operate more efficiently by bringing all of its divisions under one roof.”
AmeriWater started at the Stanley Avenue address in 1995. In 2011, the local company was acquired by Degremont, a global water specialist and subsidiary of Paris-based SUEZ.
SUEZ company information states that it owns 16 regulated water utilities, provides contracted public-private partnership services to 84 municipalities, provides drinking water and waste water services to nearly 6.7 million people on a daily basis, and processes 55,000 tons of waste for recycling.
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