Encore Electric celebrated the opening of its new prefabrication and tool center with a ribbon-cutting on April 7. The 67,000-sq-ft facility is an economic and workforce development engine, serving customers and projects across the Rocky Mountain West. It is located at 12900 E. Smith Road, Suite 200, in Aurora, Colo.
The center features stations where materials are created—like pipe bends for conduit, junction boxes, circuit panels and breakers—as well as sections for welding, tools and technology solutions prefabrication and training.
Many Encore Electric apprentices start their careers in prefabrication, gaining hands-on experience while manufacturing the components.
“We invested into this new prefabrication and tool center as a commitment to our customers, employees and the community,” said Willis Wiedel, Encore Electric president. “We are bringing together virtual design and construction with prefabrication, tools and technology solutions to support Encore Electric projects and to create career paths for our craftspeople.”