A hidden business gem in Moscow Mills, Missouri, is expanding with a new advanced manufacturing facility completed by Contegra Construction.
Elite Tool, an established lean contract manufacturer for the aerospace, commercial and defense industries, has moved into a new 120,000-square-foot facility. It replaces the firm’s 70,000-square-foot manufacturing operation. The $20 million expansion is expected to create 30 new jobs.
Located at 609 Tropicana Village Drive, the manufacturing facility is constructed of internally insulated tilt-up concrete panels and features a 110,000-square-foot manufacturing zone, an 8,000 square-foot office, and 2,000 square feet of mezzanine storage. The fully climate-controlled facility includes clerestory windows and is topped by a TPO roof.
Power and mechanical infrastructure support an array of cranes, computer numerical control (CNC) fabrication equipment, paint booths, welding and cutting stations, and laser and water jet tables. It includes two 15-ton bridge cranes, two five-ton cranes and 40 jib cranes. The facility’s 18-inch reinforced mat slab allows greater flexibility in relocating heavy CNC fabrication equipment. It also features three dock doors and an oversized drive-in door. Parking is available for 90 vehicles.
Elite Tool was originally founded in 1992 and acquired by current President Frank Roth and partner Kenan Wilkinson in 2008. Wilkinson retired in 2018 with Roth and his wife Frances taking full ownership. He navigated the firm through its first expansion during the pandemic as the U.S. Department of Defense deemed it an essential industry. Thanks to continued growth and a great team of employees, Elite partnered with Contegra to head up this most recent expansion.
