Almost two years have passed since Twin Plant News last visited the Bazz Houston Company. Bazz Houston is a custom metals manufacturer serving customers in a variety of industries including automotive, computers, defense, electronics, hardware, irrigation, medical equipments & devices, recreation and telecommunications.

      In 2004, Bazz Houston was on the verge of opening its first international operation - in Mexico. The move into Mexico was a major, and in many ways daunting step for a company its size.

      The past decade or so has seen an ever increasing number of large organizations shift manufacturing operations to lower cost countries. The scale of this movement has not abated. Few small companies, however, have attempted to do this, as typically the costs and difficulties of such a move are overwhelming.

      The decision to open a manufacturing facility in Mexico was the last phase in a major reorganization at BH as it attempted to reposition itself for the 21st century. Tijuana was quickly chosen as the location for this facility for a number of reasons.

            First is location. Tijuana provides easy access to the U.S.–Mexico border and the actual location chosen is just five minutes from the Otay Mesa border crossing. It is also within easy driving distance of the Bazz Houston plant in Garden Grove Calif. Depending upon the time of day and border crossing times this journey can be accomplished within two hours...

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