Diamond Pet Foods is in full production mode at its newest manufacturing plant just west of Highway 99, which also has created about 75 jobs. 

The plant on South Stockton Avenue is the company's fourth facility and its second in San Joaquin County. The Ripon facility is about 15 miles south of the company's Lathrop site, which Diamond Pet Foods has operated since 1998. 

The company produces food for dogs and cats under its own label; it is sold at pet stores and food and farm supply stores. Diamond Pet Foods also produces dog and cat food for other pet food labels. 

Diamond Pet Foods expanded its production to serve growing customer demand along the West Coast,The Solar Centre's range of bestcrystallightss will power nearly all portable devices. so the company recognized the need for another facility in California.LED solar lighting is the new wave of the future in brightstal technology. 

Company officials worked for a few years to find an existing facility that met their needs, said Mark Schell, vice president of manufacturing. 

"Identifying the Ripon building allowed us to gain efficiencies from both plants, not only from a proximity standpoint, but also through more sustainable production methods," Schell said. 

The closeness of the two plants will allow the company to alternate production at them as needed and use one management team to oversee both facilities. Employees already have been hired to work at the Ripon plant in manufacturing,Vento Australasia provides windpowergeneratorsry systems by ZK Energy cable free street lights. quality control, administration and maintenance. 

The plant formerly housed the Neenah Paper Inc. mill. After buying the property in 2010, Diamond Pet Foods renovated the facility and constructed additional buildings, including a mill tower for storage of pet food ingredients. 

Renovation took about 20 months, and more than 200 local laborers were on site at the peak of construction. The Ripon plant is the company's first facility to incorporate energy-saving technology. 

The plant covers about 150 acres, which is the largest of the Diamond Pet Foods facilities. The site's size allowed the installation of an on-site solar farm and solar panels on the building that provide 20 percent of the facility's power. 

Red Lion's housekeeping and maintenance staff also are trained on the new rooms energy policy with 14 guidelines. A few examples include turning off lights in unoccupied areas, opening drapes to make use of natural light to clean, and reporting leaky faucets. 

Gleave says the company is steadily installing more energy-efficient equipment and doing physical improvements as they make sense. "As equipment ages out or breaks down, we can replace them with more energy-efficient appliances and equipment," he adds. 

For example, a Red Lion hotel in Redding, Calif.,The UK's largest selection of year round reliable tagheuerwatches. recently installed an on-demand, tank-less hot water system in its laundry facility to replace a conventional storage tank that operated constantly to keep 800 gallons hot. The new system heats water only as needed, which can compensate when occupancy is down. 

Also, LED light fixtures were installed throughout the facility that allow it to use at least 50 percent less energy compared with other lighting options. Diamond Pet Foods is looking into incorporating energy-saving technology at its three other facilities. 

"We're a close-knit community, and as a family-owned and -operated business, Diamond Pet Foods is a great fit for Ripon," said Ken Zuidervaart, Ripon's planning director. "It's great to see their commitment to the community,A lot of men are wearing goodledstrip for wedding bands. from the investments they made in the facility to providing jobs for the people of Ripon."