Jack Delozier, chairman of the Sevier County Economic Development Council, announced recently that the speculative building in the John L. Marshall Technology Park has been sold to Advanced Rotomolding, LLC.
The building is currently being finished to the specifications of the company and should be completed in early February 2004. The company will hire approximately 30 full-time employees with benefits over the next 2 years. The work force will consist of machine operators, quality control personnel, shipping clerks, material handling personnel, receptionist and bookkeeping.
Mr. Greg Lauer, president and CEO of Advanced Rotomolding, LLC, stated “I am excited to bring this company to Sevier County. With the available workforce and the assistance that we received from local officials just reinforces our decision that Sevier County will be a great place to do business.”
Larry Waters, County Mayor, said of the news that “Our speculative building program is paying big dividends for the people of Sevier County. We are excited that this company will provide full-time jobs to some of residents.”
The Sevier County Economic Development Council and the Sevier County Public Building Authority have built two speculative buildings and is currently making plans to build a third building this spring. They are also jointly developing the new Smith-Thomas Technology Park located at Interstate 40 at exit 407. Construction of the park should begin in the next few weeks.
Advanced Rotomolding, LLC., will manufacture proprietary tanks, watercraft seating, and furniture. The rotational molding process is very simple as resin is introduced into a hollow cavity mold. The mold is then moved into an oven at an average of 650 degrees F and is spun at a slow rpm on both a major and minor axis. After a predetermined time the still spinning mold is moved to a cooling station so it can cool gradually.
When the mold reaches 125-100 degrees F the mold is moved to an unload station where it is opened, removed and resin reintroduced and sent back into the oven.
It is the only known manufacturing process that can produce a hollow, seamless, stress-free part.

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