Acron Aviation has opened its new global head office at City Center in downtown St Petersburg, Florida. The state-of-the-art facility will serve as the company's operational hub for its 1,500 global employees, housing executive leadership, an Engineering Center of Excellence and customer support staff whilst providing a strategic base for continued growth.
Located in the recently renovated 242,115-square-foot City Center building, the new facility features an Innovation Lounge designed to advance aviation safety, as well as four specialised R&D laboratories: a Hardware Lab with a 3-D printer and environmental test chamber, a Software and System Lab, an Accident Investigation Lab, and an International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Audio Test Lab. Additional amenities include: expanded conference facilities, a dedicated customer training center, and multiple collaboration spaces to support teamwork and productivity.
Acron Aviation has been operating from a temporary location in St Petersburg since Hurricane Milton caused the closure of its original facility in October 2024. The 80-strong St Petersburg team has continued business activities and maintained seamless customer service throughout this transition period.
Alan Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of Acron Aviation, said: "Opening our new global head office in downtown St Petersburg represents a significant milestone in Acron Aviation's growth trajectory." Crawford continued, "St Petersburg's vibrant business community, access to world-class talent and strategic location make it the ideal base for our worldwide operations. Our team's extraordinary response to Hurricane Milton, rapidly securing a temporary location within five days to ensure minimal disruption, exemplifies the resilience and customer-first mentality that defines Acron Aviation. With this world-class facility as our head office, we are ideally placed to accelerate our mission of innovating to create safer skies."
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the office on March 2nd from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, with key local stakeholders and community figures including Copley Gerdes, City of St Petersburg Councilman, attending.
For further information on how Acron Aviation responded to Hurricane Milton, view the video below.
