All Weather Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Operations Expansion
Vacaville, CA – (October 15, 2024 ) – For nearly 55 years, All Weather Architectural Aluminum (All Weather) has supported the commercial and high-end residential construction market on the West Coast with exceptional high quality, energy efficient, custom aluminum windows and doors.
All Weather’s sustained and steady growth has resulted in the need to expand its manufacturing facility, operations, and capacity. The new facility will more than double its size allowing for future growth and greater efficiency
All Weather took the first step toward that goal with a groundbreaking ceremony held last week at its headquarters and manufacturing facility.
Lance Porter and his children-the 3rd generation of family ownership-Sarah, Anna, Seamus, and Tom took the first shovels of dirt at the event. Representatives from the US Congress, CA State Senator and CA Assembly offices, Vacaville City Council members and community partners in Solano County were all in attendance.
Designed by RMA Architects and built by Buzz Oates Construction, the 87,000 square foot expansion will more than double the size of the existing building and is planned for completion in September 2025.
All Weather’s new state of the art 159,000 square foot manufacturing facility will feature:
- Lean manufacturing principles and optimal space planning for increased capacity
- Kasto Aluminum bundle compact and vertical storage system for automated material handling, increased safety, efficiency, and waste reduction
- Linear production flow for increased efficiency and lead times
- New fabrication, CNC and assembly equipment for increased consistency and quality
- New production offices, showroom and meeting spaces for training events and/or visiting customers
- New employee entrance and a new employee breakroom with an outdoor patio space
“We are building the expansion of this factory to make this workspace amazing, efficient and safe for our employees” commented Sarah Harper, President of All Weather. “ And to prepare our business for the growth that we believe we will achieve over the next 10 years.”
All Weather’s philosophy for success is to continually invest in its future. To build systems and processes that will support growth; to build a team that can design, manufacture, and sell our product better than anyone else; and to build facilities and equipment that support our people and processes-making their jobs easier and a safer daily. All Weather’s new facility expansion is the company’s latest example.
