wiredinUSA March 2014

Expanding reel estate

"We're outgrowing the space," said CEO Eric Hannay, so Hannay Reels is to extend its Westerlo, NY manufacturing complex by adding a larger steel and aluminum production facility. The $800,000 project will incorporate a new production site, a drive-through delivery dock and a ten-ton crane to make raw material deliveries faster and easier. The company receives two or three deliveries of tens of thousands of pounds

of steel and aluminum materials from regional suppliers every week. Eric Hannay said sales of 85,000 reels during 2013 gave them the confidence to move forward with the expansion. The company anticipates sales of about 92,400 reels this year. Construction is expected to begin in April 2014 and to be completed by August.

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