Am-Pac Tire Pros Leases Space at the
International Trade & Transportation Center in Shafter, Calif.
SHAFTER, CA (July 10, 2007) — The Allen Group, one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held commercial development firms, announced today that Am-Pac Tire Pros Distributors has signed a 7-year lease to locate a new tire warehouse and distribution operation at the International Trade and Transportation Center (ITTC) in Shafter, Calif., near Bakersfield.
Am-Pac Tire will occupy 42,000 square feet in International Trade Building 6 (ITB6). This facility will serve as the company’s Southern San Joaquin Valley and central coast distribution center.
“The Allen Group was able to offer us readily available space at the International Trade and Transportation Center, which is the perfect location for our expanding distribution needs,” said Ed Mangola, National Marketing Manager for Am-Pac Tire Distributors.
International Trade Building 6, a 288,000 square foot facility, is the latest industrial spec building developed at ITTC. Tenants include Formica Corporation and Am-Pac Tire Distributors, with 148,187 square feet of available space for lease. For more information about build-to-suits or leasing opportunities at ITTC, please contact Stephen Haupt, Senior Vice President of Colliers Tingey International at 661-631-3800.
International Trade and Transportation Center
ITTC is a 700-acre master-planned logistics park strategically located in Southern California near Bakersfield, Calif. The park offers direct rail service by BNSF Railway and is in close proximity to Interstate 5 and Highway 99, the two major trucking corridors in Calif. ITTC has emerged as an attractive alternative to the Inland Empire and other markets for the location of distribution and logistics centers. The region offers a lower cost of doing business, access to a large labor pool, and proximity to affordable housing.
More than 40,000,000 consumers live within a 300-mile radius of ITTC, with Target Corporation operating a 1.7-million square foot regional warehouse and distribution center. Other tenants include Hillman Fasteners, State Farm Insurance, Formica Corporation and Am-Pac Tire Distributors.
The Allen Group
The Allen Group, one the nation’s fastest growing privately held commercial development firms, specializes in the development of high-end industrial, office, retail and mixed-use properties throughout the United States. The Company’s major focus is the development of logistics parks — “inland ports” — that are situated adjacent to some of the most sophisticated rail, intermodal and highway infrastructure in the country. The Allen Group developed over one billion dollars in projects ranging in size up to 1.7 million square feet and currently has more than 8,000 acres under development across the United States. The Allen Group is based in San Diego with regional offices in Visalia, Bakersfield (Calif.), Dallas and Kansas City. For more information about the Company, please visit www.allengroup.com.
