Almac Group Breaks Ground on Headquarters and Production Facility

Almac Group broke ground on its $78.5 million headquarters and production facility in Lower Salford Township, Pa., in July of 2008. The 240,000-sf project, which is being managed by Skanska USA, is scheduled for completion in 2010. When complete, the 40-acre site will accommodate a 74,500-sf office building and a 165,600-sf production facility. Initially two divisions, Almac Clinical Services and Almac Clinical Technologies, will be based in the building, and plans are in place for expansion across other divisions at the site. Almac, based in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, will combine Pennsylania operations from Audubon and Yardley at the new complex, which was designed by Francis Cauffman Architects, Genesis Engineering, and Barry Isett & Associates. Nearly 500 employees will be relocated to the new complex, with an additional 265 jobs to be created within three years.