Daikin Texas Technology Park Grand Opening Ceremony
Consolidating our team and manufacturing facilities into one campus helps us become a more collaborative, cohesive and innovative company
“The DTTP is the largest facility investment our company has made in its 90-year history, and we believe that investing in Texas and keeping jobs in the United States is mutually beneficial for both our company and the economy,” said Takeshi Ebisu, president and CEO of Goodman Global Group, Inc. “After acquiring Goodman in 2012, we were looking for an opportunity to further demonstrate our commitment to expanding our presence in the United states. This new campus is our opportunity to reinforce our position as a global leader in HVAC manufacturing, innovation and ingenuity.”
Daikin invested over $400 million to construct the facility on a 500 acre site just outside of Houston, TX. With over four-million operational square feet available, the DTTP will support the design, engineering and assembly of a wide array of energy-efficient heating and cooling products for residential and commercial use, marketed under the Daikin, Goodman ® and Amana® brands. Nearly 1,000 employees have moved into Daikin Industries Ltd.’s new industrial plant in Waller County. The Japanese air-conditioning giant’s 4.1 million-square- foot manufacturing plant in Hockley, dubbed the Daikin Texas Technology Park, will eventually employ upward of 4,000 workers, a Daikin spokesperson said.
DTTP Briefs
- The facility cost $417 million to develop. Overall, it’s at roughly 25 percent operating capacity
- Around half of the plant is dedicated to manufacturing; the other half handles distribution
- On the distribution side of the plant, thousands of boxes of Daikin equipment are nearly stacked wall-to-wall and inch toward the ceiling
- Almost any Daikin or Goodman HVAC product – that is, mostly air-conditioning or heating units – shipped in the U.S. will pass through the new Waller County facility
- It’s expected to deliver $3.9 billion in annual economic impact for the Houston region
- DTTP create 4,600 direct jobs and more than 11,000 indirect or induced jobs
