Since 1999, what is the name and location of companies that have build
manufacturing facilities or warehouse facilities in the United States
larger than 100,000 sq ft?
Where in the United States and what is the name of companies slated to
build manufacturing or warehouse facilities larger than 100,000 sq ft.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 26 Jul 2003 06:31 PDT

Hello Shieldmark-ga,

A few questions, if I may:

1.  Are you looking for the names of actual construction companies
that built the factories or warehouses, or the names of the companies
for whom the facilities were built?  That is, if DuPont built a new
chemical plant, and it was built for them by CDM Inc, who do you want
on the list...CDM or DuPont.

2.  It may be possible to compile a list of the major companies that
have built (or will be building) the types of facilities you are
interested in.  However, it seems unlikely that a researcher would be
able to compile a comprehensive list that covers each and every large
factory or warehouse built or planned in the U.S. What would you
consider a reasonable number of projects to be included as an answer
to your question?

Any additional information you can provide would help me or another
researcher provide the best possible answer to your question.

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Clarification of Question by shieldmark-ga on 26 Jul 2003 07:32 PDT

I am looking for for the name of the companies that occupy and utilize
these large warehouses/manufacturing facilities. I represent a
software company that sells wireless radio frequency warehouse
management systems. Sites smaller than 75,000 sq ft are generally not
interested in making this type of investment.

I would consider 100 projects to be a reasonable number of projects.

Let me know if you need additional clarifications.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 26 Jul 2003 08:33 PDT

Thanks....one more question.

It sounds like you have an interest in warehouses and perhaps
factories that handle a lot of inventory, but not necessarily in
commodity manufacturers like a chemical or steel plant.  Is that
correct?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 26 Jul 2003 09:35 PDT

I'm back with yet another question (all in the interest of providing
you the best answer possible...!):

I'm finding a number of sources with some...but not all... of the
information you're looking for.  For instance:

--I have a list of several thousand warehousese across the United
States with name, and detailed contact information.  But the list does
not include date built, or size of the operation.

--I've found several lists (for select states or regions) that include
major construction projects underway.  These include factories and
warehouses and similar operations (e.g. hospitals) with information on
size and cost, but also include bridges, roads, etc.

You may well be familiar with these types of sources already.  But if
not, would they be of interest to you in some fashion, as an answer
(or part of an answer) to your question?

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Clarification of Question by shieldmark-ga on 26 Jul 2003 20:28 PDT

You are correct about the type of operation.
I am more interested in operations that handle lots of inventory
items.
However, I am also interested in process manufacturers such as
chemical and steel plants. I am also affiliated with a company that
sells a heavy duty industrial strength aisle-way marking tape. It does
away with the messy labor intensive painting of safety yellow stripes.
For that reason, I am also interested in process manufacturers that
occupy lots of area and would also require lots of feet of heavy duty
aisle marking tape.
--I am already using source USA. This does give me a list of all
manufacturing companies anywhere in the United States. It has detailed
contact info, the total number of employees at the facility, and it
lists size of operations also. But unfortunately it only lists if it
is below or above 40,000 sq feet.
 
--I would be interested in lists for select states or regions
(Particularly midwest states or the midwest region) that include major
construction projects underway. I would just ignore under construction
information on bridges, roads, hospitals & etc.

Hello again,

I've spent the past few days exploring a number of resources that
should be of great value to you.  I will provide links to them below,
along with descriptions of the information and instructions for
access.

But let me say at the outset, if anything here is not clear -- or if
you simply need additional information -- please let me know BEFORE
rating this answer.  Just post a Request a Clarification to let me
know how I can be of further assistance.

Now, on to the sources...

The absolutely best source of data and lists for someone in your
line(s) of business is a site called Manufacturing.net.  They have
tons of data on the biggest players in warehousing, logistics,
distribution and overall supply chain management.  Best of all, it's
all available at no cost to you.  You will have to register at the
site in order to access the best information, but registration is
free, straightforward, and relatively painless.  So, Step one is to
visit the site:


www.manufacturing.net

and, near the top of the page, click on the text that says "register
here", fill in the information, and you're ready to roll (the
registration process will ask you a number of questions as to whether
or not you want to receive newsletters, email advertisements, etc --
your choice.  Some of the material looked worthwhile -- they even
offer free subscriptions to the several print-based magazines they
publish).

Once you're registered and signed-in, you can access some great
resources.  I've identified the "best of the best" below (from my
point of view) but definitely explore around, as there might be other
sources of particular value to you.

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At this link:

http://www.manufacturing.net/lm/index.asp?layout=articlewebzine&articleid=CA202069

you'll find the Supply Chain Management Review list of "50 Big
Warehouses".  (Please note -- I cannot reproduce the lists in full
here due to copyright restrictions....you'll need to visit the site
yourself).  A typical entry on the list looks like this:

 
Company:  APL Logistics Oakland, CA 
Current rank:  7
Warehouse capacity:  21 million sq ft
Type of business:  Public/Contract 
Web site:  www.apllogistics.com 
Rank last year:  4 

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This link will take you to the "Top 100 Distributors":

http://www.manufacturing.net/ind/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA191117

where a typical listing looks like this:

GE Supply
Headquarters: Shelton, Conn.
William L. Meddaugh, President & CEO        
2000 Sales: $2.2 billion    
Branches: 150    
Employees: 2,300

GE Supply is a full-line, international distributor of electrical,
voice and datacom equipment. It serves electrical contractors,
industrial and commercial users, OEMs and utilities. GE Supply
supports customers with service offerings including a national sales
center, national tech center, product specialist network, 24-hour
Internet and e-commerce services, hub and spoke distribution
facilities, and 24-hour emergency service. The company utilizes 4.5
million square feet of warehouse space with 150-plus branch offices
and five distribution hubs worldwide. The company's 1999 revenue of $2
billion increased moderately to $2.2 billion in 2000.


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This link:

http://www.manufacturing.net/lm/index.asp?layout=articlewebzine&articleid=CA202097

will bring up a list of the "Top 25 North American Electronic
Component Distributors"

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while this one:

http://www.manufacturing.net/lm/index.asp?layout=articlewebzine&articleid=CA202079

brings up a simple list (company and revenue) of the "Top 100
Industrial Distributors"

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and this one:

http://www.manufacturing.net/lm/index.asp?layout=articlewebzine&articleid=CA202099

gives you a highly detailed listing of the "Top 100 Chemical
Distributors".

A typical entry looks like this:
 
 
Vopak Kirkland, Wash. 
Darwin Simpson, president and CEO
2000 sales: $3.2 billion
Stocking locations: 186
Employees: 4,378

Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines,
catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents,
esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol
ethers, others

Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract
packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research,
technical training, e-commerce, others

Markets served: Food & beverage, soaps & detergents,
cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, others

Storage: 22,768,983 gal., 7,646,533 sq ft

Fleet: 400 trucks, 400 vans, 400 tankers, 400 railcars, 45 other
vehicles

Update: Combined sales of Van Waters & Rodgers with Ellis & Everard
(U.S. Holdings). Opened six stocking locations in 2000

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and an equally detailed list of the Top Metal Service Centers can be
found here:

http://www.manufacturing.net/lm/index.asp?layout=articlewebzine&articleid=CA202493

Ryerson Tull, Inc. Chicago, Ill. 
www.ryersontull.com 

2000 sales: $2.86 billion (1999, $2.76 billion)

Stocking locations: 62 (1999, 68)

Warehouse space (sq ft): 10 million

Delivery fleet: 500

Products: Carbon & alloy steels, stainless steels, specialty steels,
copper, brass, aluminum, superalloys, bronze bar, rod & tube, grating
(carbon, stainless & aluminum), fiberglass, industrial plastics

Processing services: Cut-to-length, cutting & sawing, heat treating,
leveling, bending, polishing, shearing, roll forming, coating &
plating, slitting, machining, blanking, welding, flame cutting, laser
cutting, plasma cutting

Stocking regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, Rockies,
Southeast, Southwest, West, Quebec, Ontario, Mexico, Asia

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By now, I'm sure you get the idea.  They love making "Top 50" "Top
100" etc type lists, and they have quite a number of them scattered
througout the many nooks and crannies of their site.


One more important resource at manufacturing.net is their warehouse
database directory at:

http://sourcebook.cahners1.com/dist/

which allows you to search for warehouses by company name.  If you
enter only a first letter, the directory will return all the
warehouses beginning with that letter.

For instance, by typing the letter "a" in the box that says "Enter
Company Name", I end up with a list of 237 warehouses across the
country beginning with "A".  A typical listing looks like this:


Acme Distribution Centers, Inc.
18101 E. Colfax Ave. (Aurora CO 80011) PO Box 17729
Denver, CO 80217-0729
Phone: (303) 340-2100
Fax: (303) 340-2424
Toll Free: 
Email: doug_sampson@acmd.com
Visit us at: www.acmedistribution.com

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My enthusiasm for manufacturing.net notwithstanding, there ARE other
sources of information.   Here are a few key sources to be aware of:


This site:

http://www.californiaconstructionlink.com/projects/

will link you to lists of the largest construction projects in the
state of California, including entries such as:

LAC+USC Medical Center Replacement Facility
Owner:  Los Angeles County
Architect: HOK and Lee Burkhart Liu
GC/CM:  MCH (an equal venture between McCarthy Building Cos., The
Clark Construction Group and Hunt Construction)
Completion:  2007
Cost: $498 million

A 600-bed medical center encompassing 1.5 million sq. ft. Includes a
seven-story outpatient building; eight-story inpatient tower;
five-story diagnostic and treatment building; and central energy
plant.
 
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Similar lists of top projects in Oregon and Washington can be found
here:

http://www.northwestconstructionmag.com/projects/


and for New York:

http://newyork.construction.com/projects/


Colorado:

http://colorado.construction.com/projects/


Idaho, Utah and surrounding states:

http://intermountain.construction.com/projects/


Louisiana:

http://louisiana.construction.com/projects/


Midwest:

http://midwest.construction.com/projects/


To see a full list of all regional publications from this source, you
can look at the map, here:

http://regionalpublications.construction.com/

and click on any areas of interest.



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Last thing I want to mention is an interesting report I came across at
a place called The Logistics Institute, who recently published a best
practices report called "WAREHOUSE BENCHMARKING SURVEY REPORT":


http://www.tli.gatech.edu/news/article.php?id=102

It's chock full of data about what a "perfect" warehouse looks like
and how it operates.  It might be useful for you as a selling tool, so
I thought I'd mention it here.

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I hope this gives you the information you were looking for, and some
links to resources that will continue to be of use to you in the
months and years to come.  As I said earlier, any questions about any
of this, just ask.

Good luck in your business ventures.  

pafalafa-ga


search strategy:  relied chiefly on bookmarked resources: 
manufacturing.net, construction.com  and "Gary Price's List of Lists"

Very helpful. Research notes were very informative with lots a great links.

Thanks so much for the note.  I appreciate the stars, and of course,
the tip.  Hope we'll see you here again one of these days.