NEWPORT NEWS, VA (June 7, 2018) – Fairlead Integrated, a leading supplier of electrical, mechanical, fabricated products, and maritime services announces plans to build a new facility and large fabrication platen in Newport News.

The investments to its Newport News facilities will increase Fairlead Integrated’s fabrication and repair footprint and allow the Hampton Roads-based company to prepare for an increased demand from military customers for large fabrications and vessel repairs.

The media is invited to an official groundbreaking on Friday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at 601 Jefferson, Newport News Mayor McKinley L. Price will be in attendance.

The investments in the property will expand the company’s current capabilities.

• Fabrication Platen: A 17,000-square-foot platen adjacent to the water will allow for the fabrication and integration of large structures to be shipped via barge for shipbuilding and construction customers.

• Blast and Paint Facility: A 10,000-square-foot facility housing a 50’-long blast booth and 55’-long spray booth will allow large structures and trailered boats to be preserved.

• Repair and Fabrication Facility: An 11,200-square-foot facility will allow for the expansion of vessel repairs and light fabrication.

About Fairlead Integrated

Fairlead Integrated builds integrated electrical and control systems, large-scale mechanical fabrications and structures, advanced mobile containerized products, and maritime services in its shipyard in Newport News and all over the world.  Today, Fairlead’s products are part of mission-critical systems in the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz and Ford-class aircraft carriers, Virginia-class submarines, the Littoral Combat Ship and many classes of support and auxiliary ships of the Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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