Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. and its sister company Aero Performance have opened a new 38,000-square-foot distribution center at AllianceTexas, a 27,000-acre master planned development at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) in Texas.
The new facility replaces a 10,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth where the company operated since 2014, according to Aircraft Spruce officials.
“We’re honored to be in the aviation hotbed that is AllianceTexas,” said Jim Irwin, Aircraft Spruce president. “My parents founded Aircraft Spruce in the basement of our family home in 1965, selling only aircraft grade spruce. I grew up in the business, and in 1980, Nanci and I assumed leadership of the company, which had 25 employees in Fullerton, California. It has been a very rewarding journey, and our three sons now represent the third generation of Irwin family management at Aircraft Spruce.”
“North Texas has long been synonymous with aviation and aerospace excellence, with major industry players such as Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Bell Textron, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Boeing’s Global Services all calling Dallas-Fort Worth home. And it’s great to see a family-owned company like Aircraft Spruce continuing its growth at AllianceTexas,” added Ross Perot, Jr., Hillwood chairman.
For more information: AircraftSpruce.com and AeroPerformance.com
