Aircraft Spruce opens Texas distribution center
On March 8, 400 Aircraft Spruce and Aero Performance customers and guests joined Roanoke, Texas, Mayor Carl E. “Scooter” Gierisch; real estate developer Ross Perot Jr.; Aircraft Spruce President Jim Irwin; and vice presidents Nanci Irwin, Mike Irwin, Jeff Irwin, and Rob Irwin at the grand opening of the company’s newest distribution center.
Aircraft Spruce and its sister company Aero Performance celebrated the new, 38,000-square-foot-facility, which is located in a planned community dubbed “AllianceTexas”—comprising industrial, retail, and residential use within Denton and Tarrant counties. This new facility replaces a much smaller space located about 18 miles south in Fort Worth.
Aircraft Spruce was founded in 1965 in the basement of the Irwin family home, selling aircraft-grade spruce. It evolved into a supplier for aircraft builders, owners, and pilots, offering building materials and pilot supplies on its website and the Aircraft Spruce catalog. Irwin said, “I grew up in the business, and in 1980, Nanci and I assumed leadership of the company, which had 25 employees in Fullerton, Calif. It has been a very rewarding journey, and our three sons now represent the third generation of Irwin family management at Aircraft Spruce.”
Aircraft Spruce has advertised in AOPA publications for decades and has been a Strategic Partner since 2012.
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