Fairfield business expands for second time since 2012

IntelliTrak just completed a 10,000-square-foot expansion in 2014, just two years after it relocated from Hamilton County.

And just three years later, company president Tom Robertson said they need to expand once again — this time by 25,000 square feet.

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Robertson, a 1985 Fairfield graduate said this year the company will do four times the revenue it recorded in 2012.

“With that growth we are again running out of space, which is a good problem to have,” he said.

Over the past two years, IntelliTrak had projects with Boeing and Ford, and just recently started a project with BMW so “that growth trajectory is going to continue,” Robertson said.

IntelliTrak, which designs, manufactures and installs overhead conveyor systems for material handling, moved from Forest Park to Fairfield in 2012 as it outgrew its former leased space, according to Robertson. The company purchased a 30,000-square-foot building at 8660 Seward Road — triple the size of its old building — and brought over 12 full-time staff to Fairfield.

The first expansion was prompted because “we realized that we had more work than we had space to fill it,” he said.

The company currently employs 36 full-time and six part-time people. Its second expansion project, which is estimated at $1.5 million, will include expanding the warehouse, adding more office space and seven new parking spaces. The expansion also comes with an intent to hire five to 10 more people over the next few years.

Robertson said they’re working with local colleges and universities to bring in interns for the summer.

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Fairfield Development Services Director Greg Kathman requested City Council on Monday agree to waive all building permit fees for the expansion project “in order to facilitate the building renovation process to meet the company’s aggressive timeline.”

The vote was unanimous in favor of the waivers. The value of the permits is $6,500.

The site is prepared for construction, and Robertson said they’re just working on the final construction plans now.

Robertson said completion of the expansion should be done by the end of the year.

“I would love to have it as a Christmas president, that’s our goal. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas is when we hope to be utilizing the space,” he said.

Fairfield Mayor Steve Miller said at Monday’s City Council meeting he never tires of hearing of good business news, which is good news for the city’s fiscal future.

“What you’re saying tonight, we love to listen to,” he said.

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