Viracon has announced that it will invest US$ 4-7M to refurbish manufacturing equipment and upgrade building infrastructure at its Statesborou, Georgia, facility in anticipation of a commercial construction market recovery. "As our architectural glass markets continue to demand more value-added and energy efficient products, we intend to ensure that our Statesboro facility, which opened 13 years ago, remains on the cutting edge of glass fabrication capability for the next construction up-cycle," said Viracon president, Kelly Schuller. "Viracon's Statesboro facility is strategically important, serving international and southern US markets. Production in the facility will be greatly scaled back during the anticipated six-month rebuild period," Schuller said. "During this period of low seasonal and market demand, Viracon will continue to serve all markets from its Utah and Minnesota facilities, with no disruption to current project needs of future commitments." Viracon initially invested US$ 27M in 1999 when it began operations at Statesboro, adding 65,000 sq.ft. to the facility in 2005. According to the firm, the facilities is the second largest architectural glass fabrication facility in North America.
