Roscoe, IL (October 22, 2024) – Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine- and medium-pitch custom gears, is pleased to announce the groundbreaking of new warehouse on October 21.
The 50’ x 100’ climate-controlled warehouse will serve as storage for finished goods, while prioritizing storage space in the existing footprint for in-process items for Cut Teeth Only jobs.
“With this new building, we will be able to be more efficient with our footprint in both the FCG main building and Roscoe Works building, as we will no longer need to shuffle physical product storage in order to facilitate daily operation,” says Jared Lyford, Forest City Gear Director of Operations.
“FCG continues to grow and serve our customers. Over the years, we have cannibalized all storage space and part-holding areas for production space. Many of our customers place blanket purchase orders with moving target dates for releases—we must be prepared to ship parts on demand. Of course, this requires secure, climate-controlled storage space for finished goods which we no longer have available,” says Kika Young, President of Forest City Gear. “I am excited to build this warehouse facility on our existing campus to be able to better serve our customers and provide the flexibility they require. The future is bright, and we are excited to continue to grow our business in the best way possible to support customers.”
ABOUT FOREST CITY GEAR
Since 1955, Roscoe, IL based, family-owned Forest City Gear has been one of the gear industry’s leading sources for the development, manufacture, and inspection of the highest quality gears for use in applications that range from medical devices to motorcycles, airplanes to automation, including the Mars Perseverance Rover.
For more information, visit: www.forestcitygear.com.