Representatives from the City, the PEDC, Pearland ISD and the Chamber of Commerce break ground on Floworks’ site
Leadership from the City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Pearland ISD, the Pearland Chamber of Commerce and the Pearland Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) participated in a Groundbreaking Ceremony with FloWorks International (formerly Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC) Tuesday (Sept. 22).
The company is building its 225,000 square-foot warehouse and operations facility on 41 acres located at 3730 S. Main St. The campus will include office, distribution and warehouse space and a seven-acre pipe yard that will employ approximately 80 people, including executive management, sales, operations, administrative, accounting and warehouse personnel.
“FloWorks’ selection of Pearland is a testament to our city’s efforts to create a community with both a business-friendly environment and an outstanding quality of life,” stated Pearland Mayor Tom Reid. “The City of Pearland is honored to partner with FloWorks on this new facility and we look forward to their continued growth in our community for many years to come.”
Mayor Reid presented a beautiful token of the groundbreaking to FloWorks CEO Frank Riddick.
The site is located in a 121.6-acre reinvestment zone that was created by the City in 2012 to encourage industrial development to create jobs and diversify and increase the community’s tax base. The reinvestment zone, located northwest of the intersection of Bailey Road and SH 35, has been an area of focus for the City and the PEDC, who have invested in utilities and infrastructure, including the Bailey Road overpass, to encourage development in the area.
The PEDC, Brazoria County and City officials began working with FloWorks in late 2013 on the project. The site FloWorks selected is part of a tract currently owned by the Pearland Independent School District (PISD). As part of a cooperative intergovernmental deal for this excess property, PISD sold approximately 40 acres on the northern portion of its 97-acre tract.
The facility is being designed and built by American Commercial Contractors, a Houston-based Design Build commercial construction company.
FloWorks International is, “A leading specialty supplier of pipe, valves, fittings and related products and an expert provider of flexible technical solutions to the energy and industrial sectors. Its principal products include metal and HDPE pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, actuators, bar, and tubing. FloWorks is headquartered in Houston and currently operates 42 facilities worldwide,” according to a press release.
“FloWorks is excited about the new pipe, fitting, and flange (PFF) warehouse and office complex, which will allow us to consolidate existing PFF Houston operations and group management from many of our companies, including Southwest Stainless and Alloy, Multalloy, J&J Bar, and J&J Alloy,” said Riddick. “The support of the Pearland community leadership will help this team position for significant growth as a key part of FloWorks’ overall global strategy.”
To learn more about FloWorks, visit www.shale-inland.com.
