Cutting the ribbon at the new Storm Smart Industries facility are, from left, Ivy Ronquillo (HR director), Brian Cassell (CFO), Scot Burris (CEO), Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson and David Erlechman (SVP). PHOTO PROVIDED

Storm Smart Industries announced moving its administrative offices in February to a new, larger office space to accommodate continued business growth. To celebrate the moment, Storm Smart Industries held a ribbon-cutting ceremony sponsored by the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce and the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 14.

The new administrative offices are located on the Chicos FAS campus, 1215 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers.

Storm Smart Industries, which celebrated its 25th year in business in 2021, will utilize the new office space to expand its customers’ services while providing internal operational efficiencies. The offices will also provide Storm Smart administration with an improved, state-of-the-art workspace to facilitate internal and external collaboration and communication while providing the company with additional room for growth.

All manufacturing and warehousing remain at the existing 6182 Idlewild St. location in Fort Myers.

“Twenty-six years ago, Storm Smart began out of Cape Coral as a one-man show in a garage by Brian Rist; today, approximately 90,000 homes are protected by Storm Smart,” said Scot Burris, CEO of Storm Smart Industries. “We’re proud of the growth of Storm Smart and are inspired by this community that we call home. More than anything, this move represents our continued ironclad commitment to serving our customers and helping them with all of their storm protection needs.”

Storm Smart’s innovative products have launched the company to become one of the largest manufacturers and installers of code-approved hurricane protection products in Florida, with more than 80,000 customers in Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico and Guam, since opening its doors in Fort Myers in 1996. The company has two showrooms in Southwest Florida, located at 2351 Crystal Drive, Suite 101 in Fort Myers, and in Naples at 2400 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Unit 102, and will be adding a new showroom in North Port late spring 2022.

For more information, call 239-938-1000; online visit StormSmart.com.