Winpak Addition Groundbreaking
On Thursday, April 28th I had the opportunity to
attend the Winpak addition groundbreaking. The groundbreaking ceremony was held
for a 348,000 square foot expansion to the existing 267,000 square foot
facility occupied by Winpak Portion Packaging located at 1111 Winpak Way in
Sauk Village.
The new expansion will include:
- 197,000 square foot warehouse
- 137,950 square foot production plant area
- Amenity area
- Maintenance storage
- Break room
- Washrooms
- Mechanical utility room
- Truckers room
- Shipping office
- Plant grinding room
The building exterior will add:
- A second rail spur
- 12 Storage silo’s
- 2 new 4000 amp electrical services
- 150 parking stalls
- 25 truck stalls
- 20 dock doors
- Exterior drive-in-door
In addition to constructing the new expansion to the
facility, there will also be several renovations to the older facility which
include:
- 15,000 square foot of new office space on the second floor
- Renovation to the main lobby to accommodate new stairs
- Elevator to second floor
- Renovation of an existing area to create expanding production
- Enlarge locker rooms and training spaces
- Renovation of existing maintenance shop offices and tool storage rooms
