Fetzer’s, a leading manufacturer of architectural millwork, furniture and high-end store fixtures, hired Layton to construct a new facility for their corporate office, engineering and manufacturing operations.

Layton provided Design Assist services to ensure that the new facility design met both performance and budget requirements. The Layton team included mechanical and electrical engineers as well as subcontractors to assist the Architect team in the development of the design for constructability and coordination. Our team worked with the Fetzer team to plan, schedule and implement a seamless transition from the old facility to the new facility with minimal disruption to their production flow.

The facility was designed around the Fetzer production flow and the sophisticated woodwork machinery. Each manufacturing area has special mechanical and/or electrical systems that needed to be designed into the building. Flat floors in the assembly areas, humidification systems throughout the plant and complex air systems for dust control and finishing operations were some of the driving factors in the design and construction of the new Fetzer facility.

Layton worked with Fetzer’s to develop transition schedules for each piece of equipment to ensure that the production impacts of moving would be minimal and seamless.