Automotive Supplier Topre Goes Big on Second Expansion
May 4, 2018
Fast-growing automotive steel supplier will occupy full site
Topre America Corp., a U.S. automotive steel parts supplier, is expanding its facility near downtown Springfield, Ohio.
In late 2016, Topre America made the decision to invest $10 million into a 20-employee plant on a roughly 30-acre industrial site that once housed a factory for International Harvester (Navistar International Corp.). The plant will supply the nearby Honda of America.
Brad Pepper, Topre America’s vice president, said the company saw appeal in the geographic proximity to customers and is interested in the history of the site and the community.
“At the end of the day, geographically it’s located ideally between Honda Indiana, Honda Ohio and Toyota in Kentucky,” Pepper said. “We supply all those plants. The Springfield community is the perfect strategic location for us to locate and expand our operations.”