Product Architects, Inc., which makes the Polar Bottle brand of insulated water bottles, is on the verge of doubling its space for the second time in four years.
The company got its start in 1994 as a three-person operation in a two-car garage in north Boulder, CO. In 2009 it expanded to a 15,000-square-foot facility that employs nearly 50 people. Now, the company in preparing to move to a 32,000-square-foot space to accommodate anticipated growth.
The move follows a year of steady growth for the insulated water bottle manufacturer. Along with launching the new Ergo lifestyle bottle and stainless steel Thermaluxe bottle, Product Architects, has added several new key accounts and increased its manpower by 48 percent over the past three years.
“We have launched two new bottle lines, we are developing new products, we are signing on new customers every day,” said Product Architects President Judy Amabile. “All of this requires additional office, storage and production space and – most importantly – more room for new employees to sell and produce our products.”
All Polar Bottle brand products are designed, manufactured and shipped from the Product Architects Boulder warehouse. Currently, Product Architects employs 47 full-time employees, as well as close to a dozen temporary employees. The company plans to move from its current location at 5637 Arapahoe Ave. in Boulder to its new spot at 4601 Nautilus Court in the Gunbarrel region northeast of the city of Boulder by the end of November.
