Entrenched Aviation Region is Impetus for Relocation

Work is performed on a propeller by a C&S Propeller technician.

FORT WORTH— C&S Propeller , an FAA- and EASA-certified repair station, relocated its propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul business as of this week. C&S signed a long-term lease agreement on its new facility in the southern area of Fort Worth. The new facility has 18,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. “C&S Propeller is a welcome addition to Fort Worth’s prestigious roster of aviation and aerospace companies. Our pro-business environment, strong economy, low cost of living and highly skilled workforce continues to attract companies from California who want to maximize operational efficiencies and reduce costs, without compromising on the high quality of life desired by their employees,” says Betsy Price , Fort Worth’s mayor. In business for almost 50 years in Southern California, C&S is taking advantage of that environment and the historically entrenched aviation and aerospace industry within the Fort Worth market. Jeff Heikke , president of Precision Aerospace Products LLC , the parent company of C&S, made the decision to relocate to a market familiar with aerospace due to C&S’ fast-growing business expansion. “We look forward to the aerospace resources the Fort Worth market offers along with a lower cost of living for our employees and greater flexibility in our day-to-day operations,” Heikke states. The C&S move to Fort Worth culminated in a partnership approach by C&S and the local chamber of commerce along with the economic development team. David Berzina is executive vice president of economic development for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and is happy to see C&S as Fort Worth’s latest member of the aerospace industry. “Fort Worth’s aviation history dates back to 1911, and we are now home to hundreds of major aviation companies and related vendors who supply everything necessary to get the aircraft off the ground,” he said. “C&S Propeller will greatly benefit from close proximity to these companies, as well as from having access to a highly skilled workforce that is partially composed of former military personnel with expertise in engineering and avionics. The company’s presence in this strong aviation community will also support its future growth initiatives.” Founded in 1968, C&S Propeller is one of the world’s foremost experts in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the propeller systems used on the Lockheed C130 Hercules aircraft. Serving both military and civilian C130 operators around the globe, C&S is recognized as a category leader on the 54H60 propeller system. With more than 1,400 aircraft in military and civilian operation, the Lockheed C130 is one of aviation’s largest and most widely used transport aircraft fleet. Berzina tells GlobeSt.com: “C&S looked at Albuquerque and Waco, TX before choosing the Fort Worth location with its proximity to the DFW airport and naval airstation training facility. Dallas/Fort Worth has the second largest concentration of aviation companies next to Los Angeles. In addition to American Airlines headquarters and Lockheed’s facility, Bell Helicopters and Elbit Systems have locations here.”