Best Project, Manufacturing: Pregis Performance Flexibles Manufacturing Facility

Less than 10 months after being handed a hand-drawn sketch of its building requirements, McCrory Construction delivered a 102,000-sq-ft, $80-million manufacturing facility for Pregis Performance Flexibles, which will produce blown film for the food industry. The project broke ground in January 2021 and wrapped up in September of the same year.

Speed doesn’t come at the cost of quality, though, as the building had to be designed to eliminate any contamination points that included fixtures that could condensate or collect debris, and constructing 80-ft-high, custom-built concrete mezzanines for the blown film to keep the production floor cool. Lines are fed material from eight outdoor silos, additives are stored in vessels off the production floor and fed to lines as needed, while each line can accommodate up to 35 different materials to maximize formulation flexibility.