The Central American Group welcomes BriskHeat to the Green Park Free Zone in Costa Rica

The Central American Group will welcome a new tenant to its Green Park Free Zone in Alajuela, Costa Rica, in the first quarter of 2023. 

BriskHeat is a Columbus, Ohio – based manufacturer of custom heating and temperature control solutions. The company will occupy over 63,000 square feet of new industrial space and eventually employ approximately 700 Costa Rican workers. 

Among the custom solutions that the company will produce for its customers at its new Green Park Free Zone facility are:

• Cloth Heating Jackets.
• Cloth and Silicone Rubber Heating Tape.
• Cloth insulators.
• Silicone Rubber Drum Heating Blankets.

BriskHeat serves various industries, including agriculture, aerospace, biodiesel, food processing, and gas handling and processing. The company also services HVAC and plumbing, analytical instrumentation, oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical processing, plastics injection molding, pulp and paper, power generation, semiconductors, waste and wastewater treatment, and general manufacturing.

According to Domenic Federico, president of the BriskHeat Corporation, “Although we looked at other country options during the site selection phase of our efforts, we chose Costa Rica as the site for our new production facility for several important reasons. Among the attractive features that the country offers for manufacturers are an educated workforce, a long history with global producers, a beneficial geographic location, political stability and physical security, and a superior quality of life. We found the Green Park and the Central American Group to be a good fit for our company and are looking forward to partnering with them to begin our production.”

Carlos Zacapa, executive director of the Central American Group’s Green Park Free Zone, added, “We are pleased to welcome BriskHeat to Costa Rica and our industrial development. Ours is one of the newer free zone developments in the country and is a size that will allow us to deliver personalized “boutique” services to BriskHeat and current and future zone residents.”

BriskHeat was founded in 1949 by retired Two-Star General Earnest Briscoe. The company manufactures flexible surface heating elements, controls, and accessories for unlimited applications. BriskHeat can handle large or small projects, produce high or low volumes, and deliver its solutions in the US and worldwide. In addition, the manufacturer has a staff of application engineers ready to provide personalized service to the company’s customers. Learn more about the company at http://www.briskheat.com.

The Green Park Free Zone in Costa Rica is one of the members of the Central American Group (CAG). The facility has been designed from the ground up for complete environmental sustainability and is certified by the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design organization (LEED). Green Park is the first free zone in Latin America to earn diversified environmental and construction sustainability designations. Interested parties can find information about The Green Park and other CAG members by visiting the company’s website.