Two area firms — Flex-Hose Co. Inc. and Cryomech Inc. — plan to expand in Onondaga County. The companies are expecting to spend a combined $20 million and add 70 new jobs between their respective projects, the office of Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon recently announced. Flex-Hose Co. plans to relocate from its current location […]
Two area firms — Flex-Hose Co. Inc. and Cryomech Inc. — plan to expand in Onondaga County.
The companies are expecting to spend a combined $20 million and add 70 new jobs between their respective projects, the office of Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon recently announced.
Flex-Hose Co. plans to relocate from its current location in DeWitt to a bigger space in Clay. The company manufactures metal pump connectors, industrial hose, expansion loops, and metal expansion joints.
Cryomech Inc., which manufactures high-performance cryogenic equipment, is expecting to relocate to a new facility within the town of DeWitt. Crews have yet to build the new location.
Expansion details
Flex-Hose currently operates in buildings at 6801 and 6809 Crossbow Drive in DeWitt, Joanna Carter, the company’s senior VP, says in an email response to a CNYBJ inquiry. Both buildings cover about 22,000 square foot, Carter noted. Flex-Hose plans to relocate to a 38,000-square-foot space in the former Wine Merchants warehouse at 4560 Buckley Road in Clay, she adds.
The projected $3 million project will help retain 32 jobs and create another 50 positions, per Onondaga County. Flex-Hose says the expansion is needed to “adequately and sufficiently” support the company’s current customer demand.
Cryomech wants to relocate into a new facility to be constructed on a 14-acre vacant site on Moore Road in DeWitt. It currently operates at 113 and 127 Falso Drive in DeWitt. The new 76,500-square-foot building would house the company’s new manufacturing plant and office space. The firm anticipates that construction on the new building will begin this summer.
As part of its move, Cryomech would add about 19 new jobs. The employee-owned company employs about 125 people now, including office staff, engineers, researchers, skilled manufacturing workers, and others.
“The best opportunity for economic growth will always be with those companies whose roots are right here in Onondaga County and Flex-Hose and Cryomech are perfect examples of local successes stories,” McMahon said in a news release. “We are excited by the progress, potential and investments being made by these companies and most importantly for the new jobs that will be created right here in Onondaga County.”
