Hershey Next Century Expansion , PA.

Producing the world’s best is what ule of just six months to complete construction, OWNER: Hershey Foods, Inc. The Hershey Company has been known for since Madison Concrete ensured all construction func- GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Turner the early 1900s. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., tions were carried out safely and efficiently. Unique Construction Company the company has operations all over the world features of the approximately eight acres of steel OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Pennsy Supply; with more than 12,000 employees. As part of the and concrete building include an array of pipes, Gerdau Ameristeel; Doka Formwork; Eagle company’s ongoing efforts to create an advan- conveyor belts and steel framing, which house the Steel taged supply chain and competitive cost structure, chocolate production lines. In order to assemble ARCHITECT: Nutec Corp. known as Next Century Modernization, plans for the production equipment, each piece was careful- ENGINEER: Pennoni Associates a 340,000-square-foot expansion of their centu- ly arranged outside of the plant to form the over- ry-old manufacturing facility began in 2009. To head network of pipes that extends approximately COMPLETION DATE: April 2011 achieve their goal of providing space to produce 10 miles long and stretches from one end of the SERVICES PROVIDED chocolate for years to come, Madison Concrete plant to the other. • New Construction Construction worked in collaboration with con- • Foundations / Retaining Walls struction team members to create the expansion Completed in April, 2011, the manufacturing plant • Aggressive Schedule of the West Hershey Chocolate factory. totals approximately 700,000 square feet and is the largest active production facility in the global choc- The expansion required 9,100 cubic yards of con- olatier’s portfolio. The new facility will produce crete construction in the form of foundations and Hershey’s Kisses, Hershey’s (with retaining walls. Working with an aggressive sched- and without almonds), and Hershey’s syrup. www.madisonconcrete.com