The Oregon-based vendor of manufacturing and pipe fitting supplies API International has completed a major expansion of its Greenfield, Indiana, warehouse, thus positioning inventory closer to major East Coast infrastructure markets, and reducing typical delivery times from as many as seven business days to as few as one business day.
The larger facility increases the company’s Midwest warehouse capacity by 75%, and boosts its company-wide warehouse and manufacturing capacity by 20%.
API made the move to support rising demand for industrial piping components across the eastern and southern United States, specifically driven by growth in the data center, exhaust, waterworks, and HVAC markets.
Previously, many shipments to eastern customers originated from API International’s headquarters in Tualatin, Oregon, resulting in transit times of six to seven business days. Now, with increased inventory positioned in Indiana, delivery times to the East Coast and Southern states are reduced to approximately one to three business days. In other words, the company has cut typical shipment times from 6–7 days down to just 1–3 days, helping customers receive critical products in half the time.
The Greenfield facility now features new racking systems capable of storing 60–70 additional containers of product within the expansion area, along with two new forklifts to support increased throughput and operational output. This added capacity means greater in-stock inventory of key products, reducing the risk of stock-outs and backorders.
The Greenfield expansion is part of API International’s broader manufacturing, logistics, and distribution strategy. The company plans to continue investing in warehouse capacity and manufacturing infrastructure, with additional U.S. stocking and production locations under consideration.
