MAIDENCREEK TWP., Pa.- Last week, 69 News reported on a massive new warehouse under construction in Berks County.
Now we know who will be moving in.
East Penn Manufacturing confirmed to 69 News that it has signed an agreement to lease the new distribution center going up off of Route 222 and Evansville Road in Maidencreek Township.
East Penn provided a statement to 69 News that read, in part:
“We plan to use this building for warehousing and distribution, which will enable us to consolidate some of East Penn’s current distribution center operations within Berks County and the Lehigh Valley.
East Penn will be transitioning employees from other locations in Berks and Lehigh Counties to this new facility.
The battery maker, best known for its DEKA brand batteries, claims to operate the largest single-site battery manufacturing facility in the world in Richmond Township, Berks County. It also has a wire, cable, and accessories division.
According to its website, East Penn’s distribution network is comprised of 89 warehouse and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada. That includes what it calls its “central hub” at 50 Jefferson Street in Topton.
East Penn also has a warehouse at 8742 Congdon Hills Road in Lower Macungie Township, which is known as the Alburtis site.
It’s not clear when East Penn will move its employees to the new site in Maidencreek Township.
The 930,000 square-foot building is owned by the commercial real estate company Wolfson Group Incorporated, which is based in Plymouth Meeting.
According to its website, Wolfson owns nearly two dozen properties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a mix of retail, residential and industrial buildings.