(London, ON) – Arvin Sango Inc., a manufacturer of technically advanced and high quality components to Original Equipment Manufacturers has chosen London for a new 110,000 sq.ft.production facility.
“We are very excited to be opening our first Canadian plant in London, Ontario.London Economic Development Corp.was instrumental in establishing our plant in London.We have worked closely with them over the past year to select the right site in Ontario.” said Mr. Dan Baughman, V.P of Arvin Sango.
“We are honored to have Arvin Sango join the vibrant and growing manufacturing sector in London.It is an innovative, state of the art company that will boost the attractiveness of our city to potential investors in the automotive sector,” said Mr. Joe Fontana, Mayor of the City of London.
Located on 12.5 acres of land in Innovation Park - Phase III, this first phase will employ approximately 60 employees. Phase II will see an additional 110,000 sq.ft.added to their facility and an additional 60 employees.
Arvin Sango's London investment will support the manufacture of exhaust system assemblies for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.Toyota now has the capacity to build almost 500,000 vehicles per year in Canada, a level of production that has encouraged several companies to invest in Canada.
Arvin Sango is a valued piece of the automotive OEM supply chain we have built in London, Ontario. We are delighted to bring this investment to our city and support the growth of technologically advanced manufacturing," says Peter White, President and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation.
Construction of the new facility will begin soon, with completion expected by summer 2012.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Kapil Lakhotia
Director, LEDC
(519) 661-5062
kapil@ledc.com
Mr. Dan Baughman
Vice President, Arvin Sango
(812) 273-8179
dan.baughman@arvinsango.com
