Shick Esteve Expands Facility in Kansas City

Shick Esteve, worldwide leader in ingredient handling solutions, announces the grand opening of its 108,000sqf manufacturing expansion in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

In addition to maintaining some manufacturing at Shick Esteve’s headquarters (4346 Clary Blvd), production has started down the street with added capabilities and new equipment for the forming, rolling, laser cutting and welding of fabricated parts.

“The expansion was driven by two goals, both centered around serving our customer base. We have grown as a company and this gives us the capacity that we needed to meet increased customer demand in a timely manner. Additionally, with the new fabrication and machining equipment we are positioned for higher quality manufacturing capabilities with stainless steel products,” mentioned Tim Cook, CEO & president of Shick Esteve.

The expansion also allows for improvements to headquarters at 4346 Clary Blvd, such as an expanded renovated test lab space to enhance the customer experience for on-site ingredient trials. It has been a goal of the Kansas City office to enlarge their test lab since its creation in 2011, due to positive customer response. An expanded lab could mean more ingredient trials, the ability to add equipment, and integrate the mixing and baking capabilities of the Linxis sister companies, providing the customers with a turnkey test environment. This comes at an exciting time for Shick Esteve. The merger of Shick Solutions and Esteve Process in August of 2017 solidified many months of growth and expanded resources, according to the company.