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The Manufacturers’ Association ups training capabilities with new headquarters
Ioannis Pashakis//January 15, 2021//
The Manufacturers’ Association ups training capabilities with new headquarters
Ioannis Pashakis//January 15, 2021//
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Manchester Township, York County-based trade group The Manufacturers’ Association, recently moved into a new headquarters that the association says will allow it to expand the training it offers to its members.
For the past two years, the association has operated from a temporary location in Emigsville after the building its headquarters operated from in downtown York was sold.
The association’s interim headquarters offered an opportunity for the group to house both its training center and operations in one location, which had been previously held in different buildings.
However, the 8,500-square-foot interim headquarters left little room for expansion, said Tom Palisin, executive director of The Manufacturers’ Association.
“That period has been a period of growth and expansion. We have been able to really invest in our training and apprenticeship support,” Palisin said. “That is what triggered this move. We were limited in space there for expansion opportunities.”
The associations’ new headquarters, at 3405 Board Road, features 12,000 square feet of space, offering room for additional training space.
The new training space allows for additional equipment such as a computer training room and programming room for robotics and CNC courses. The association is also looking at adding a new manufacturing showroom.
Palisin said the new efforts to expand training capabilities is a response to its members’ needs for additional talent and workforce, which has become increasingly difficult among manufacturers.
“Companies are shifting strategies and looking at more opportunities to start apprenticeship programs, really looking at growing their own skilled workforce. not necessarily relying on a skilled labor pool,” he said.
The association will be looking for ways to utilize its new training space by growing its apprenticeship programs with local high school students and bring on more manufacturers as partners.
