BriskHeat selects Costa Rica for Latin American operations location

BriskHeat Corp. (Columbus, Ohio, U.S.) a North American manufacturing company, has selected Costa Rica as the site to establish its Latin American operations and, thus, better serve its U.S. customers. 

BriskHeat manufactures heating parts, controls and accessories for applications — including composites — in various industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceutical and medical, transportation, aviation/aerospace, injection molding and others. With its Costa Rican operations, the company will primarily supply the semiconductor industry with future growth opportunities in the consumer goods and life sciences sector.

The Costa Rican facility will produce thermal blankets and insulation for heating and gas line insulation, condensation prevention and gas/fluid uniformity. BriskHeat’s current high-volume facilities in other locations are near capacity, so this expansion will help BriskHeat grow and reduce delivery times, the company says.

The investment will contribute 250 new jobs to the region, which serves as a location for 47 multinational advanced manufacturing companies that carry out a wide variety of operations. 

“BriskHeat’s arrival demonstrates to us the result of positioning Costa Rica as a proximate and competitive manufacturing headquarters for serving the most demanding markets in America,” Jorge Sequeira, managing director, Costa Rican lnvestment Promotion Agency, CINDE, says. “This phenomenon is complemented by the great capacity of Costa Rican talent and its extensive technical knowledge in the manufacturing sector, which, according to CINDE data, registered 15% growth in job creation in the last year, for a total of more than 17,000 people employed in the industry.”

BriskHeat is headquartered in the U.S. and was founded in 1949. It operates a manufacturing plant in Vietnam. Costa Rican operations — specifically, in the Green Park Free Zone in Alajuela — will now be added to the company’s international locations. BriskHeat has more than 1,000 employees between its production facilities in the U.S. and Vietnam and sales centers in Asia and Europe.

To train Costa Rican talent in BriskHeat’s specialized process, BriskHeat developed, with the technical assistance from National Learning Institute (INA), a customized training program on manufacturing processes for thermal blankets and other skills. The company entered this partnership to have the resources necessary to guarantee its operational success and growth. BriskHeat plans to hire about 50 people during the remainder of 2022 and, by the end of 2023, it expects to have more than 200 employees in Costa Rica.

The company seeks people with experience in the basic handling of industrial sewing machines, assembly and manufacturing, as well as teamwork skills. Interested applicants can apply via LinkedIn or by emailing talent@BriskHeat.com