Carlisle Syntec to build 240,000 S.F. Facility at Utah Industrial Depot

National manufacturer of single-play roofing systems has purchased 50 acres of land for a state-of-the-art thermoplastic roofing manufacturing facility.

The Utah Industrial Depot (UID), located in Tooele County, has sold 50 acres of land to Carlisle SynTec Incorporated, a leading national manufacturer of single-play roofing systems, for construction of a state-of-the-art thermoplastic roofing manufacturing facility in Tooele.

"We are very pleased that Carlisle selected Utah Industrial Depot from among several sites in several states, following a year-long bid process," said UID Managing Director, Steve Brown. "The Carlisle SynTec contract marks the largest transaction completed at Utah Industrial Depot to date, and brings valuable employment and financial resources to Utah's economy."

UID Director of Marketing and Carlisle Project Manager, Mark Smith, says the contract is the result of excellent cooperation and support from Tooele City, County and RDA officials, the Tooele community, the Utah Department of Community and Economic Development, and PacifiCorp, which built a substation to facilitate the electric power needs of the new manufacturing plant.

Smith also credits UID's adjacency to the Salt Lake Valley's population/employment base of 1.6 million people, easy 30-minute commute to the Salt Lake International Airport, I-80 Freeway and rail service access, and very competitive price points, as major factors in Carlisle's decision to locate a major manufacturing facility there.

"After reviewing numerous sites throughout the west, the Utah Industrial Depot, located in Tooele, Utah, was chosen for its many inherent attributes, including central location to many of our major markets, excellent transportation facilities including highway and rail access, and close proximity to Salt Lake City and its airport facilities," said Carlisle Thermoplastics Marketing Manager, Ron Head. "Other important factors that contributed to Carlisle's decision include the availability of a quality, educated work force and the willingness of Tooele City and Utah Industrial Depot officials, to work with Carlisle to facilitate our needs."

Head says the new manufacturing and storage facility will produce Carlisle's popular Sure-Weld TPO single-ply roofing membranes and accessory products, and is the first facility of its kind in the Western U.S. Nearly ten billion square feet of Carlisle roofing membrane has been installed worldwide to date.

UID is a private facility, situated on 1,400 acres of land that formerly functioned as industrial warehousing and manufacturing facilities at the Tooele Army Depot. Depot Associates purchased the assets, and is currently marketing for sale or lease, 2.5 million square feet of competitively priced space. The development is comprised of both buildings and improved land with rail service, available to accommodate manufacturing, distribution and light industrial users.