Aircraft Seal & Gasket Corp., a Brea company that makes silicone seals and gaskets for aircraft windows and doors, last month took new space at 505 W. Lambert Road in Brea as part of an expansion led by an upsurge in orders from aerospace companies such as the Boeing Co.
In the past two years, Aircraft Seal has grown its Orange County workforce from eight people to 53 after receiving qualifications and then contracts from Boeing and others, said James Olsten, Aircraft Seal’s director of manufacturing.
In the next year, the company plans to add another 25 employees, Olsten said.
“We are experiencing a beautiful growth rate,” he said. “We are getting a dramatic increase in orders.”
Apart from Boeing, other Aircraft Seal customers include Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. government.
Aircraft Seal’s new 25,675-square-foot space in Brea is an addition to its existing 10,000-square-foot space in Orange, where the company previously was based. Aircraft Seal plans to hang on to its space in Orange, according to Olsten.
Last year the company recorded $2 million in revenue and forecasts sales of $3.5 million for this year, Olsten said.
Aircraft Seal’s competitors include Brea-based Kirkhill Rubber Co. and Santa Fe Springs-based Burke Industries.
Aircraft Seal plans to be at its new Brea space for at least the next three years. The company expects to use the buildings to warehouse products and expand production. The space also has three drive-in truck bays.
Thomas Doorman of CB Richard Ellis’ Anaheim office represented Aircraft Seal & Gasket in the deal, while Louis Tomaselli and Mitch Zehner of Voit Commercial Brokerage represented the sublandlord. Anaheim-based Western Vault Security owns the property. n
