Essex and Essex Brownell Renew Lease on 282,550 SF Fort Wayne Facility

FORT WAYNE, IN — Essex and Essex Brownell have renewed their lease on a 282,550-square-foot warehouse property located at 3405 Meyer Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The lease renewal signals a long-term investment in this location as the property already holds facilities for Essex, a world leader in magnet wire product manufacturing, development and sales, and Essex Brownell, a North American distributor of a wide variety of industrial service and repair parts.

The building will also continue to be a home for Essex Active, a leading industrial material conversion and fabrication service offered by Essex Brownell that boasts multi-functional support with the latest converting technologies.

Steve Zacher and John Adams of The Zacher Company represented Indiana Acquisitions and Continental Hastings, the landlords, in the transaction. The 862,450-square-foot warehouse is part of the Coastal Commerce Center, and Essex and the landlords both plan to invest capital to upgrade the space.

About Essex Magnet Wire, A Superior Essex Company

Essex Magnet Wire is the leading, global provider of magnet wire that is used by most major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industry leaders in the automotive, energy, and industrial sectors. Essex Magnet Wire has facilities in 11 countries, on three continents, and operates its business to act globally but serve locally. Having 90 years of experience allows Essex Magnet Wire to deliver innovation that customers demand while being vertically integrated in the manufacturing process to ensure quality and provide seamless delivery services from distribution centers around the world. The Essex MagForceX® Innovation Center is furthering technological advancements in magnet wire through research and development that will provide custom solutions to costumer challenges into the future. For more information, visit essexwire.com.

About Essex Brownell

Essex Brownell is a leading North American distributor of lead wire, motors, drives, electrical and electronic insulation, tapes, repair parts, as well as shop and test equipment. Essex Brownell operates 16 facilities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, to ensure that it is able to facilitate prompt delivery of products, ready to go right into manufacturing lines, no matter the location of its customer. Essex Brownell solutions-focused experts can help provide off-the-shelf support or create fully customizable answers to its customers for applications of all types. Essex Brownell is Customer Focused… Performance Driven. For more information or to make an online order, visit essexbrownell.com.