Austin Fire Systems plans to build a new, 10,000-square-foot fabrication shop on its Prairieville site in order to keep up with its growth in the last several years, the company’s owner says.
The new building, expected to open by October, will add on to the fire protection company’s already existing facility located on 10 acres off Eads Roads in Prairieville, says Austin Fire Systems owner Russell Ritchie. The new shop will be used to fabricate pipe for welding operations.
The company has expanded over the past several years, Ritchie says, and a bigger facility eventually became a necessity.
“We’re definitely growing by about 20% [in revenue] and doubling the size of our fabrication area,” Ritchie says. “We are also adding approximately 20 new employees.”
With the new shop, 2015 revenue is expected to exceed $11 million, the owner says. Austin Fire Systems also built a new 7,000-square-foot warehouse last year. The company’s existing Prairieville facility includes the warehouse, an administration building and another fabrication shop.
Austin Fire Systems is a fire protection company that uses security and communication systems to detect and suppress fires at commercial or industrial facilities. The company has operated for 16 years.
—Annie Ourso
