Sun Automation Group has acquired a 180,000 sqf industrial building in Glen Arm, MD for $5.7 million. Located on a 36 acre site at 12201 Long Green Pike, the company plans to consolidate two locations in Sparks and one in Edgewood into the new building. Around 140 workers will relocate to the new facility once the building is retrofitted. The seller, Schneider Property, will lease a 35,000 sqf segment within the building to Ulla Popken, a German-based fashiong manufacturer.
Sun Automation manufactures machinery to produce corrugated boxes for companies located internationally, and works with partners in China, England, Singapore and Australia. The employee-owned company produces machinery equipment for the corrugated box industry including feeders and printers.
“This building, equipped with deep concrete flooring, high ceilings, loading docks and six overhead cranes is ideally suited for manufacturing operations,” explained Ron Diedeman, Sun Automation president. “The location, which is approximately midway between our two locations in Sparks and Edgewood, is also important. The inconvenience on our loyal staff for this move will be minimal, which was an extremely strong consideration for us.”
