SPS Technologies Building Demolition Set To Begin

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Three months after a massive fire, SPS Technologies has announced that it will demolish its Highland Avenue building, which is expected to start on Monday.

The company said it will transition from reclamation to a demolition phase following the fire that gutted the 600,000-square-foot building in a mid-February fire that burned for several days and was fought by nearly 70 fire companies in the Philadelphia region.

The company said that it is concluding its reclamation phase, in which products (finished, in-process, and raw materials) and equipment were removed.

SPS will then begin the demolition phase on or after May 19, the company said.

SPS Technologies will provide updates on the demolition and air monitoring plans on its website in the near future.

One month after the fire, SPS Technologies announced it was laying off half of its 500-person workforce.

The company that owns SPS Technologies, Precision Castparts Corp., issued a statement in mid-March about the layoffs.

“After intense analysis of what areas of the location were severely impacted, SPS Technologies has a clearer picture of our personnel needs," the company said. "Regretfully, we will have to make employment adjustments to align with those product lines and volumes the Company can still support.”

The average SPS Technologies employee has worked at the company for 25 years and was offered four weeks of compensation, officials said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.