Jyco Sealing Technologies Signs Agreement with The Offshore Group to Expand its Mexico Manufacturing Operations

Automotive components supplier to double its Mexican capacity.

2010-10-07

TUCSON, AZ, October 07, 2010 (Press-News.org) Jyco Sealing Technologies will soon be expanding its production facility within the Offshore Group's Roca Fuerte Industrial Park located in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. The new 36,480 square foot building that Jyco will occupy represents a doubling the space occupied by their current operations. The company will expand their current employee base of 58 in proportion to its physical expansion.

According to Shawn Jyawook, Chief Operating Officer of Jyco, "Guaymas has become our company's showcase facility. Its technology, its superior and dedicated workforce and its professional management team enable Jyco Mexico to serve its customer base with best in class manufacturing technology. The Offshore Group's "shelter" business model leaves us to fully concentrate on the core competencies that drive our market and our business."

Jyco is dedicated to the design, engineering and production of TPV sealing technologies. In 2004, the Michigan-based company established Jyco Asia in Japan. Jyco Europe was launched in Belgium in 2005. Today Jyco remains the world leader in TPV sealing, the only supplier to have earned a Corporate TS/ISO/16949/9000 certification for Design, Testing, and Manufacturing of TPV seals.

The Offshore Group is the largest provider of outsourced manufacturing support, or "shelter" services in Mexico. Currently 51 manufacturers are in production are at The Offshore Groups three industrial parks in Sonora and the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. Through its Vangtel subsidiary The Offshore Group also offers services to companies occupying the call center, IT development and BPO markets.

Website: http://www.offshoregroup.com

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