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South Carolina Components Maker Expanding

Jan. 7, 2010

Composite Resources Inc., a Rock Hill, S.C.-based maker of components and assemblies, plans to expand its Rock Hill facility.

Josh Cable

The $3.5 million investment is expected to generate 50 new jobs over the next five years, according to the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

Composite Resources will buy five additional acres of land adjacent to its current site in Rock Hills Tech Park, adding a 60,000-square-foot facility to the companys existing 52,000-square-foot facility. The expansion will provide a dedicated production plant for specialty contract manufacturing work for military and medical products.

The new addition to our campus will allow us to increase our capacity and meet growing demand for our services and products, said Jonathan Bennett, president and CEO of Composite Resources. South Carolina has proven to be a perfect fit for our company, providing us with an excellent business environment and a strong workforce. We appreciate all the support weve received from state and local officials.

Composite Resources engineers and produces components and assemblies for a variety of applications including industrial, military, medical and aerospace. The companys products include a combat tourniquet, a medical comfort device, filtration and purification tubing, radar detection casings and airline seat frame supports.

About the Author

Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.