Steris Corp. has selected a facility in the Monterrey area of Mexico as the future site for manufacturing operations that are being transferred from Erie, PA. The company has entered into an agreement to lease a facility owned by the Avante Group, a Monterrey-based real estate development company, located in the City of Guadalupe. The facility comprises approximately 13 acres in the Guadalupe Industrial Park.

The company noted that having a facility in the Monterrey area offered a number of key advantages including an excellent infrastructure, supply base, and access to distribution points, as well as the availability of skilled labor. In addition, educational institutions in the region and an existing manufacturing base of international companies offer the company access to engineering and management talent.

After some initial build-out and construction at the site, the company plans to transfer the operations in phases, which are expected to continue through the summer of 2007. When fully operational, the new facility will manufacture sterilization equipment for use in healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical production facilities and research laboratories.