Entrada Group Announces Five-Year Agreement for Strategic Mexico Manufacturing Services withChina-Based Bluestar Technology

September x, 2017 (Austin, TX) – Entrada Group, which for two decades has been guiding foreignmanufacturers in establishing and running their own Mexico operations to enhance globalcompetitiveness, announces that China-based Bluestar Technology has signed a five-year agreementfor strategic manufacturing support (General and Administrative) services, with production atEntrada’s Zacatecas, Mexico manufacturing campus to commence early next year.

Bluestar will commence production at Entrada’s Zacatecas campus in the first quarter of 2018,occupying 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. The company plans to eventually expand itsoperational footprint to 40,000 sq. ft. Bluestar’s molds are used in production of bumpers,instrument panels, LED headlights, fenders, and switch panels and brackets for a variety ofautomotive customers. In addition, Bluestar also serves customers in the consumer appliance andmedical device sectors, two additional areas where Mexico excels.

“Mexico represents the next phase of growth for Bluestar, enabling us to be more responsive to existing customers, while giving us an essential North American production hub for the future,” says Bluestar’s Senior Engineer and Account Manager, John Lesky. “We feel that Entrada Group and their manufacturing platform provide us the most efficient way to enter and produce in Mexico for a long time, while limiting our exposure to risk in a new country and supporting our long-term aspirations.”

“More and more China-based manufacturers are looking to Mexico as a way to enter North America and better serve local clients,” says Doug Donahue, Entrada’s Vice President of Business Development. “As more global producers employ a regional production model, we see this trend only increasing, with a growing number of OEMs and Tier Ones stressing the necessity of a strong local supply base. To be part of that action, midsize companies like Bluestar are seeing the value of a Mexico presence.”


About Entrada Group

Entrada Group guides manufacturers in establishing and running their own cost-effective Mexico operations, enhancing their global competitiveness. Our manufacturing platform reduces risk and supports long-term growth, giving small- and medium-sized foreign companies a production footprint in Mexico, and empowering them to anticipate needs and deliver solutions to their clients, in an accelerated way. On behalf of the manufacturer, Entrada Group assists with the strategic, legal and practical requirements of setting up operations in Mexico, and also provides ongoing production support (General & Administrative) services. This leaves producers free to focus fully on their key competency: manufacturing great products.

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