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BBB Industries expands Mexican manufacturing campus BBB Industries, one of America’s leading manufacturers and remanufacturers of starters, alternators, and power steering products recently announced the completion of an expansion of its Mexico manufacturing campus. The company has added 155,000 square feet to its manufacturing plant bringing the total size of the BBB campus in Reynosa, Mexico to 12 acres and nearly 500,000 square feet. Reynosa is located across from McAllen on the US-Mexican border in the state of Tamaulipas. The ISO 9001 certified facility employs more than 2,000 people and manufactures and distributes nearly 11,000 unique parts for foreign and domestic light-duty, heavy-duty and fleet, industrial, off-road, marine and power sports applications. The expanded facilities provide BBB Industries with improved product flow, cost reductions and additional distribution capa-
bility. The additional space is needed to increase manufacturing capacity, improve core handling capabilities and shorten lead times as a result of continuing growth. “The fact that the company grew through the recessionary period and continued to service our customers at the industry’s highest levels pays tribute to our team in Mexico. This expansion will play a role in our desire to continue our growth trends while remaining customer centric,” said Vice President of Operations Jeff Bigler said. “In addition, the expansion of our rotating electrical remanufacturing facility and the capital invested in our recently acquired power steering facility will contribute to our efforts to be the low-cost, high-quality leader in the remanufactured products category.” BBB Industries of Mobile, Alabama provides non-discretionary application-specific
aftermarket replacement parts, primarily remanufactured starters, alternators, and power steering products, for domestic and imported cars and light and heavy duty trucks in North America as well as for many power sports and specialty applications. BBB was founded in 1987 by brothers Jeffrey and Bruce Bigler who initially operated the business as a regional remanufacturer of rotating electrical parts with special focus on the niche import market. in 1998 the company relocated all manufacturing operations were moved to Mexico to capitalize on the labour cost savings in a low cost country. Towards the end of last year, the company’s owner, the investment firm Windjammer Capital Investors, put BBB Industries up for sale at a price estimated to be around 500 million US dollars.
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