# Planning For a New Manufacturing Facility w/ Pat Reilly

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2025-04-22
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 254
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-5ee77c92-d992-4314-9c37-65c880fa1d73

## Summary

Pat Reilly, an industrial real estate broker at JLL, explains the complex process of planning and executing a manufacturing facility relocation or expansion. He details the typical 6-to-12-month timeline, emphasizing that manufacturing real estate is unique because it is rarely built speculatively, requiring careful evaluation of labor, transportation, and specific on-site infrastructure like power and ceiling height. Reilly advises manufacturers to engage their floor teams early in the site selection process to leverage their operational knowledge and to remain patient and decisive as suitable properties appear unpredictably in the market.

## Chapters

- [0:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=35) Introduction and Guest Background
- [5:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=307) Triggers for Relocation and Expansion
- [6:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=415) Evaluating Location and On-Site Requirements
- [10:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=626) The Dynamics of Manufacturing Real Estate Supply
- [12:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=731) Detailed Timeline for Facility Moves
- [16:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=1007) Mitigating Production Downtime During Moves
- [21:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=1290) Optimizing Current Space and Leveraging Internal Teams
- [24:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-04-22-planning-for-a-new-manufacturing-facility-w-pat-reilly#t=1475) Case Study: Legacy Client Relocation

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- JLL (company)
- Guerrilla 76 (company)
- Trammel Crow Company (company)
- Cushman and Wakefield (company)
- Nuni Kronbeck (company)

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