S&S Worldwide eager to create more thrills in new building.

• Author: Christensen, Lisa
• Position: Around Utah

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North Logan -- For a company in the business of ups and downs, S&S WORLDWIDE has had a lot more of the former than the latter. With their growth outpacing their space, the roller-coaster designer and manufacturer broke ground on a new facility to allow them to spread their wings.

"As you grow, you need your resources to keep up with your growth. This will allow us to do that," said S&S Worldwide President Tim Timco. "The pace of growth has slowed because of the lack of efficiency [in the old building]."

Located four blocks north of its current leased facility, the new 100,000-square-foot building--65 percent manufacturing space, 35 percent administrative--is designed to promote growth and efficiency. That's something lacking in the current building, Timco said, which doesn't have enough room in it to squeeze in another desk despite company operations needing another four or five employees.

The company's growth, which has been particularly rapid since its 2012 partnership with Japan-based Sansei Yusoki Co., and the possibilities for its future were common themes in remarks at the groundbreaking. Yasuhiko Fujii, representing Sansei Technologies CEO Makoto Nakagawa, said the company was pleased with how its partnership in S&S was paying off and how it looked to develop in coming years.

"This new building will give them the facilities they need to thrive in the future," Fujii said.

Rich Allen, CEO and chairman of the board of directors for S&S Worldwide, said the 22-year-old company's hard-earned reputation as the top roller-coaster manufacturer in the country was a great achievement...