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OnSpeX, a
quality international provider of consumer product testing, inspections and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers, today officially broke ground on a $2.5 million expansion of its Cleveland, Ohio facilities. When completed, the larger testing laboratories will more than triple its current capacity and will provide for additional specialized testing of power tools, gas appliances, plumbing and other products.
The new facility will be a 15,000 sq ft addition attached to the existing laboratories of CSA International in Cleveland. Both OnSpeX and CSA International are business divisions of CSA Group. CSA International will share a portion of the expanded laboratories to increase its plumbing certification and testing capabilities. The combined facility will also be home to the OnSpeX/CSA International North American Joint Service Offering Program for manufacturers seeking both product evaluation from OnSpeX and certification and testing services from CSA international.
(Left to right) Duncan Cowie, Vice
President & General Manager, OnSpeX,
Randall Luecke,
President, CSA International and OnSpeX, Rob Griffin,
President & CEO, CSA Group, Greg
Thomas, President & Chairman of the Executive Board, George Gruss,
President of U.S. Operations |
“Today’s groundbreaking will enable
OnSpeX to expand and significantly increase its capacity for meeting
the growing needs of retailers and manufacturers,” said Randall W.
Luecke, President, CSA International and OnSpeX. “These expanded
operations will also provide significant value to our retailing and
manufacturing clients. We will offer increased consumer product
evaluation services and expand our certification capacities.”
Randall
Luecke, President, CSA International and OnSpeX
with Rob Griffin,
President & CEO, CSA Group
OnSpeX
currently provides consumer product evaluation, factory inspection
and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers and offers
expertise in a wide range of sectors, including plumbing products,
electrical and gas appliances, power tools, and personal protective
equipment. The new facilities will allow OnSpeX to offer a broader
range of full service offerings including: non-power tools,
furniture, office supplies (paper, pens, pencils, desk accessories,
etc.), paint and applicators, adhesives and abrasives, adhesive
tapes, batteries, and lawn and garden products.
When completed in spring of 2007, OnSpeX will employ approximately
20 persons at the new laboratories with an additional 25 new
employees expected to be added within 18 months.
Duncan Cowie, Vice President &
General Manager, OnSpeX (Right)
with Paul Scria from MAG Industries, contractor |
