Philadelphia's loss will soon become Bensalem's gain.

Weber Display and Packaging — a staple of Philadelphia manufacturing since its founding nearly 130 years ago — will soon vacate the City of Brotherly Love to set up a state of-the-art, 375,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 4636 Somerton Road in Bensalem.

Weber will occupy the land that fronts the SUEZ Water and Technologies Campus after it demolishes a facility currently on site.

"Weber has been (In Philadelphia) at that location for 120 years and they're simply out of space," said project representative Ed Murphy. "And Weber has been looking for quite some time for a new home to relocate that business...they had a very limited radius they were prepared to relocate to if they could find space, and Bensalem happened to be one of them.

"This will consolidate not only the main plant on Richmond Street but a couple other locations that Weber also has in the city…essentially, Weber will have to build a new plant before they disassemble the one on Richmond Street."

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Weber specializes in point-of-sale displays, corrugated packaging to scale, co-packaging and fulfillment.

Local mainstays Tastykake and Dietz & Watson are among Weber's clients.

Murphy appeared before Bensalem Township Council on Tuesday, Oct. 18, to provide further details on the project and seek preliminary and final land development approval, which the council granted.

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Murphy said the location in Bensalem will "not be a warehouse," but all processing and manufacturing will be handled on-site. Some of the manufacturing and printing equipment is massive, and Murphy acknowledged the move will require a gargantuan effort on Weber's part.

"The equipment is large; some is longer than a city block, so it is a monumental undertaking to dismantle a plant while you're building a brand-new plant," Murphy said. "It is a logistical challenge to do all this, but the good news is they are committed to moving forward.

"They are pushing 200 people now, all unionized…all in all, I think this will have a positive impact on Weber, on the township, and I think we all feel fortunate to bring this type of project to Bensalem."

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This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Weber Display and Packaging to depart Philadelphia for Bensalem