Bi-Weekly Market Research of Plant Closings
January 15, 2007
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In the 1/15/07 issue— 44 Companies Closing 48 Plants + 18 Bankruptcies
► Plant Closings by Industry
SIC
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24,25
26, 27
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30, 31
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Food Processing
Textile Products
Wood Products
Pulp, Paper Products
Chemical Products
Rubber, Plastics Products
Glass, Cement Products
Metal Products
Electrical, Electronics
Other Manufacturers
Distribution Centers
4
5
7
3
1
5
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9
7
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► Plant Closings by Location
Al
Ca
Co
Fl
In
2
2
1
1
1
Ks
Ky
Ma
Mi
Mn
1
1
3
2
1
Mo
Ms
NC
NJ
NY
1
3
4
2
1
Oh
On
Or
Pa
SC
2
1
3
5
1
Tx
Vt
Wa
Wi
3
1
2
4
► Specific Plant Closings
► Fairfield Farm Kitchens closing Brockton, Ma plant
► Reckitt Benckiser to close New York plant
► Jersey City food plant closing
► K-C Fish closing plant in Washington
► Culp closing two NC fabric plants
► Renfro closing Fort Payne, Alabama hosiery plant
► Ameritex Yarn closing Spartanburg, SC plant
► Anvil Knitwear to close North Carolina plant, relocate
► Bruards of North Carolina confirms shutdown
► Davis Furniture Industries closes Mississippi plant
► Weyerhaeuser closing two wood products plants
► Louisiana Pacific moving Colorado OSB plant to Chile
► Longview Fibre closing Leavenworth saw mill operation
► Edward Hines Lumber to close or sell Jackson, Wi roof truss plant
► Smurfit Stone closes Teterboro, NJ plant
► Altivity Packaging closes N Kansas City plant
► Georgia-Pacific to close Green Bay plant
► Bayer to close Berlex Biosciences plant in Richmond, Ca
► Home Products closing El Paso plastics plant
► AccuMed Laminating to relocate facility
► Specialty Filaments closes Vermont plant
► Southern Film & Bag closing Summit, Ms plastics plant
► Holiday Housewares closing Leominster, Ma plastics plant
► Vesuvius USA relocating fused silica glass operation to SC
► Bodycote to close Ohio plant
► KBA closing Springettsbury, Pa printing press plant
► Edshaw AG closing Michigan auto parts plant
► Rayovac plant moving partial battery production to China
► Truswal Systems closing Kentucky metal connector plant
► plus details on 17 more plant closures + 18 plant bankruptcies
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SIC 20
2
Food Processing
Fairfield Farm Kitchens closing Brockton, Ma plant
Fairfield Farm Kitchens plant on Battles Street in Brockton, Ma has produced its last batch of
soup. Fairfield Farm Kitchens announced recently it would lay off 70 employees and close its
frozen food products plant at the end of 2006.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Fairfield Farm Kitchens
309 Battle Street
Brockton, Ma 02301
SIC:
2038
Manufactured:
Frozen food products
# people:
70
Telephone #:
508-584-9300
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
508-580-9910
Established:
1985
General Manager:
David Windsor
Closing:
12/06
200,000
Reckitt Benckiser to close New York plant
Reckitt Benckiser has announced that it will close its manufacturing facility in Wolcott, New
York and move the bulk of production to its facility in Springfield, Missouri. The manufacturing
facility currently employees 74 people, plus 40 contract people. The plant is primarily focused
on producing fried onions and potato sticks. The plant also produces Cling Free dryer sheets.
Reckitt Benckiser has said they will close the plant by the end of 2007.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Reckitt Benckiser
11814 W Main Street
Wolcott, NY 14590
SIC:
2096
Manufactured:
114
Telephone #:
315-594-8021
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
315-594-1415
Established:
Plant Manager:
John George
Closing:
Purchasing Manager:
Snack foods
# people:
25,000
12/07
John Smith
Jersey City food plant closing
The Manischewitz plant in Jersey City, NJ, made its final matzo run in mid December and then
the 80-year-old plant was prepared to be closed down as production shifts to the firm's
Newark plant. Manischewitz is owned by the kosher food company R.A.B., whose brands
include Rokeach, Mishpacha, Guiltless Gourmet, Season and Asian Harvest.
Plant Name:
Manischewitz Food Products
SIC:
Address:
1 Manischewitz Plaza
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Jersey City, NJ 07302
# people:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
Operations Director:
2032
Kosher foods
40
201-333-3700
Facility size, sq ft:
973-589-5298
Established:
1926
Closing:
3/07
Richard Frawley, 973-589-4900
50,000
K-C Fish closing plant in Washington
K-C Fish, a fish filleting company, plans to shut down its Blaine, Washington facility by the end
of February. Thirty employees will lose their jobs with this closure. The 15,000 square foot
plant has operated in Blaine since 1957.
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Plant Name:
SIC:
K-C Fish
2092
Address:
225 Sigurdson Ave
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Blaine, Wa 98231
# people:
Telephone #:
SIC 22
Prepared fish
30
Facility size, sq ft:
360-332-5121
Fax #:
Production Manager:
3
Robert Ordal
15,000
Established:
1957
Closing:
2/07
Textile Products
Culp closing two NC fabric plants
Culp will be closing two North Carolina plants in 2007: its weaving plant in Graham and the
yarn plant in Lincolnton. It will transfer certain production from the Graham plant to its
Anderson, S.C., and Shanghai, China, facilities, and a small portion to contract weavers. Culp
will continue to operate one upholstery fabric plant in Anderson, which will produce velvets
and decorative fabrics.
Plant Name:
Culp Weaving
Artee Wrapspun Yarn
Address:
300 E Parker Street
1808 Indian Creek Rd
City, state, zip:
Graham, NC 27253
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Telephone #:
336-226-8451
704-735-1403
Fax #:
336-229-5090
Operations Manager:
Purchasing Manager:
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
704-735-1404
Tom Hamrick, plt mgr
Bill Griffin
Julie Parillo
2211
2221
Fabric mill
Yarn mill
300
150
58,000
48,000
5/07
5/07
Established:
Closing:
Renfro closing Fort Payne, Alabama hosiery plant
Renfro Corp has announced its Fort Payne Charleston plant on Airport Road will permanently
close. The hosiery plant, which employs about 170 people, will end operations in February,
2007. Some equipment will be relocated overseas and the remainder of the equipment will
stay with the Charleston plant.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
Charleston Hosiery
SIC:
1800 Airport Road
Manufactured:
Fort Payne, Al 35968
# people:
2252
Hosiery
174
256-845-3600
Facility size, sq ft:
256-845-3664
Established:
1990
Closing:
2/07
Plant Manager:
Richard Gibson
General Manager:
William Sanders
65,000
Ameritex Yarn closing Spartanburg, SC plant
Ameritex Yarn has announced that it is closing its Spartanburg manufacturing plant and selling
all of its assets. The move by the Burlington, N.C. based company will leave 120 people
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looking for work. Ameritex makes cotton yarns for the home-furnishing, knit and woven
apparel industries. The plant plans to close in January, 2007.
Plant Name:
SIC:
Ameritex Yarn
Address:
655 Old Greenville Hwy
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Spartanburg, SC 29301
# people:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
Plant Manager:
864-439-1870
Facility size, sq ft:
864-949-2228
Established:
2281
Yarn mill
120
44.000
Closing:
Donald Arrowood
1/07
Anvil Knitwear to close North Carolina plant, relocate
Anvil Knitwear plans to shut down its Swannanoa, NC, textile facility by the end of January,
2007. Most equipment will be moved to the Anvil’s new plant location in Honduras.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
SIC:
Anvil Knitwear
th
Manufactured:
228 E 45 St
Textiles
# people:
Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-298-2280
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
828-298-2434
Established:
Plant Manager:
James Gallion
Closing:
SIC 24,25
2269
300
80,000
1/07
Wood Products
Bruards of North Carolina confirms shut down
Bruards, a Conover, NC upholstered furniture manufacturer is making plans to close their
200,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The plant is in the decision-making process to
decide what to do with the entire facility, which may be put up for sale.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Bruards
1102 1st Ave S
Conover, NC 28613
828-322-6323
Fax #:
Plant Manager:
Stephen Smith
SIC:
2512
Manufactured:
Upholstered furniture
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
200
200,000
Established:
1971
Closing:
2/07
Davis Furniture Industries closes Mississippi plant
Davis Furniture manufacturer has closed their Houlka, Mississippi upholstered furniture facility.
Nearly 400 employees are affected by this closure. This 290,000 square foot plant has
operated in Houlk since 1970. Davis Furniture may sale the manufacturing equipment.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
Plant Manager:
Davis Furniture Industries
119 Industrial Dr
Houlka, Ms 38850
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
2512
Upholstered furniture
400
662-568-3385
Facility size, sq ft:
662-568-3384
Established:
1970
Closing:
1/07
Johnny Huffman
290,000
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Weyerhaeuser closing two wood products plants
Weyerhaeuser said that it is permanently closing two veneer plants in Oregon and cutting
more than 100 workers at those sites. The company said shrinking demands for veneer
products drove the gradual reduction and closure of the plywood mill in Springfield and a
veneer plant in Eugene. The closures are effective immediately. The 128 employees are
affected by the closures.
Plant Name:
Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser
419 S 28th Street
92574 N Coburg Rd
Springfield, Or 97477
Eugene, Or 97408
Telephone #:
541-746-9635
541-744-4667
Fax #:
541-746-3444
541-744-4645
Clark Hay
Kathy Graham, purch, 541-942-6261
Bob Calhoun
Bruce Jones
Address:
City, state, zip:
Plant Manager:
Production Manager:
SIC:
Manufactured:
2435
2436
Plywood mill
Veneer
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
88
40
29,000
29,000
Established:
1962
1962
Closing:
12/06
12/06
Louisana Pacific moving Colorado OSB plant to Chile
The Louisiana-Pacific oriented strand board plant near Olathe, Colorado, has packed up and
moved a portion of their equipment to Chile. The plant closed in October 2001 according to
site manager Jim Hollis. About 80 pieces of large equipment will also be shipped to the first
phase of disassembling the plant. Other equipment will then be sold for scrap, which will
probably take until mid spring of 2007. Then the building and adjoining 42 acres will be sold.
Plant Name:
Louisiana-Pacific
SIC:
2699
Address:
59482 Highway 50
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Olathe, Co 81425
# people:
Oriented strand board
Telephone #:
970-323-5603
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
970-323-6875
Established:
1984
Closing:
4/07
Site Manager:
Jim Hollis
40,000
Longview Fibre closing Leavenworth saw mill operation
Longview Fibre has closed its sole sawmill operation, located near Leavenworth, Washington,
at the end of 2006. The company built the sawmill in 1991; the entire facility is for sale.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Longview Fibre
17400 Winton Rd
Leavenworth, Wa 98826
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
2421
Sawmill
100
Telephone #:
509-763-3759
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
509-763-2744
Established:
1991
Plant Manager:
Don Ledbeter
Closed:
12/06
Purchasing Manager:
Debbie Nelson
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Edward Hines Lumber to close or sell Jackson, Wi roof truss plant
Edward Hines Lumber, which bought Cedarburg Lumber and its Jackson, Wisconsin, facilities
last year, have stated it intends to close its roof-truss plant in early February because of the
"economic downturn" in home building. Gerry Wille, vice president of operations, said the
company is trying to sell the truss-making plant as an ongoing operation rather than close it.
Plant Name:
Address:
Edward Hines Lumber
W209N17150 Industrial Drive
City, state, zip:
Jackson, Wi 57037
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
262-677-6600
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
262-677-6675
Established:
Plant Manager:
Greg Goeks
VP Operations:
Gerry Wille
SIC 26, 27
Closing:
2439
Roof trusses
42
2/07
Pulp, Paper Products
Smurfit Stone closes Teterboro, NJ plant
A Chicago-based maker of corrugated containers has closed its Teterboro, NJ manufacturing
plant at a cost of 133 jobs. Smurfit Stone Container said that although production stopped at
the end of 2006, a few employees will work at the plant through the end of January, 2007.
The 93,000-square-foot building at 200 Hollister Road in Teterboro is a leased facility.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Smurfit Stone Container
200 Hollister Road
Teterboro, NJ 07608
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
201-288-1541
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
201-288-5403
Established:
Plant Manager:
Hugh Murphy
Closing:
Equipment Manager:
2653
Corrugated boxes
133
93,000
1/07
Art Sibik, 312-580-4913
Altivity Packaging closes N Kansas City plant
Altivity Packaging discontinued operations at its North Kansas City, Mo, folding carton plant at
the end of 2006. Operations will be consolidated with other Altivity Packaging folding carton
plants within the company. Over 100 employees were affected by the closure.
Plant Name:
Altivity Packaging
SIC:
Address:
110 E 10th Avenue
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
N Kansas City, Mo 64120
# people:
Telephone #:
816-374-3100
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
816-374-3142
Established:
Plant Manager:
Relocation Manager:
Cal McAtee
Closed:
2653
Corrugated boxes
100
112,000
12/06
David Fry
Georgia-Pacific to close Green Bay plant
Georgia-Pacific has announced it will close its West Mason Street converting plant at the end
of January, eliminating 73 jobs. When the company announced a restructuring of its Green
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Bay operations in May, it said that the 1100 W. Mason Street operation would be replaced by
five new production lines installed at the Broadway mill, 1919 S. Broadway. The plant will
close by the end of January, 2007.
Plant Name:
Georgia-Pacific
SIC:
2621
Address:
1100 W Mason Street
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Green Bay, Wi 54307
# people:
Paper converting
73
Telephone #:
920-496-8977
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
920-496-9445
Established:
Plant Manager:
Dan McGregor
Closing:
SIC 28
1/07
Energy & Chemical Products
Bayer to close Berlex Biosciences plant in Richmond, Ca
Bayer Healthcare’s Berkeley plant will add new jobs and expand operations as part of a
restructuring plan announced by the German pharmaceutical company recently. The plan will
also close Richmond’s Berlex Biosciences facility and terminate 300 employees in the Bay
Area, mostly at the Richmond, California location.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Berlex Laboratories
2600 Hilltop Dr
Richmond, Ca 94804
SIC:
2834
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
510-262-5000
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
510-669-4249
Established:
Plant Manager:
Maintenance Manager:
SIC 30, 31
Bruce Rush
Pharmaceuticals
300
58,000
Closing:
1/07
Tony Siddiqui
Plastics, Rubber & Leather Products
Home Products closing El Paso plastics plant
Home Products International has filed for bankruptcy and is closing its 6-year-old plastics
manufacturing and distribution plant in West El Paso in February, leaving about 150 people
without jobs. The Chicago-based house wares manufacturer plans to consolidate
manufacturing and distribution operations at its Chicago plant.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Home Products International
7811 Hoover Avenue
El Paso, Tx 79912
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3089
Plastic dishwares
150
Telephone #:
915-877-5656
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
915-877-5658
Established:
2000
Closing:
3/07
General Manager:
Manufacturing Manager:
John Korey
39,000
James Turney
AccuMed Laminating to relocate facility
AccuMed Laminating has confirmed plans to move their current Danville, Pennsylvania facility
to Buffalo, NY by the end of January. AccuMed employs 20 people. The plant manufactures
laminated plastic composites.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
AccuMed Laminating
511 Strawberry Ridge Rd
Danville, Pa 17821
8
SIC:
Manufactured:
3089
Laminated plastic composites
# people:
20
Telephone #:
800-278-6796
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
570-437-3527
Established:
1992
General Manager:
Denise Feese
Closing:
1/07
18,000
Specialty Filaments closes Vermont plant
About 150 workers lost their jobs at Specialty Filaments in Middlebury, Vermont when the
decision was made to close the plant. The company claimed high debt, soft sales, and a
desperate cash flow situation all led to the shut down. The company has filed for bankruptcy.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Specialty Filaments
3046 Case Street
Middlebury, Vt 05753
SIC:
Manufactured:
Plastic brush filaments
# people:
Telephone #:
802-388-4956
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
802-388-3522
Established:
CFO:
Michele Miller
Closed:
Purchasing Manager:
3089
150
35,000
1/07
Bill Merritt
Southern Film & Bag closing Summit, Ms plastics plant
Southern Film & Bag said its plant in Summit, Mississippi, halted production in December. The
facility produces polyethylene film and bags used in food-processing facilities.
Plant Name:
Southern Film & Bag
SIC:
Address:
1301 Hwy 51 North
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Summit, Ms 39666
# people:
3081
Plastic sheeting & bags
25
Telephone #:
601-276-6822
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
601-276-6194
Established:
2005
Closing:
12/06
General Manager:
Production Manager:
Mike Cooper x8
Craig Moak
Holiday Housewares closing Leominster, Ma plastics plant
Holiday Housewares, a company that makes plastic storage containers and other items, is
closing its plant on Tucker Drive in January. Nearly 100 people worked for Holiday
Housewares. Some workers will be transferred to Plastican, a separate company that has the
same owners as Holiday Housewares.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Holiday Housewares
25 Tucker Drive
Leominster, Ma 01453
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3089
Plastic housewares
100
Telephone #:
978-840-3399
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
978-840-3640
Established:
1993
Marco Arquilla
Closing:
1/07
General Manager:
Equipment Consultant:
600,000
Steve Krakoweur
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SIC 32
9
Glass, Cement Products
Vesuvius USA relocating fused silica glass operation to SC
Vesuvius USA, which makes fused silica-glass tempered rolls, will relocate their Beaver Falls,
Pa, plant operations to South Carolina, costing about 50 people their jobs. Vesuvius plans to
close the plant shortly after January, 2007.
Plant Name:
Vesuvius USA
510 9th Ave
Address:
City, state, zip:
Beaver Falls, Pa 15010
SIC:
3299
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
724-843-8300
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
724-843-5644
Established:
Plant Manager:
John Banyas
Closing:
SIC 33-37
Glass tempered rolls
50
1/07
Metal Products
Bodycote to close Ohio plant
In addition to closing its Lansing, Michigan, facility, Bodycote plans on closing three more
facilities by the end of January 2007. Bodycote will close two factories in the English Midlands
and its facility in Maple Heights, Ohio. The plant closures in the United States will lead to some
transfer of equipment and sales to other locations.
Plant Name:
Bodycote Thermal
SIC:
Address:
14701 Industrial Avenue
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Maple Heights, Oh 44137
# people:
Telephone #:
216-475-0400
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
216-475-1145
Established:
General Manager:
Ron Perkins, 440-473-2020
Closing:
3499
Metal heat treating
30
20,000
1/07
KBA closing Springettsbury, Pa printing press plant
KBA North America will close its Springettsbury, Pennsylvania, plant this summer. The
company will transfer all web press sales, service and parts activities to its sheet fed division
in Williston, Vt. KBA said the Springettsbury plant will close by July, 2007.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
KBA North America
3900 E Market Street
Springettsbury, Pa 17402
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3555
Printing machinery
179
Telephone #:
717-505-1150
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
717-505-1161
Established:
1990
Closing:
7/07
Plant Manager:
Daryl Sanderson
Purchasing Manager:
Juregen Brenner
206,000
Edshaw AG closing Michigan auto parts plant
A Jackson, Michigan area plant is closing down. Auto parts supplier Edshaw AG announced it
will shut down by mid-2007. The German-based company is closing the Jackson plant because
of a decline in work. The plant's 107 jobs will be absorbed by factories in Canada and Mexico.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Jackson Edscha
SIC:
2300 E Ganson
Manufactured:
Jackson, Mi 49202
3714
Auto parts
# people:
107
Telephone #:
517-784-3161
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
517-784-0317
Established:
Ron Berridge
Closing:
Plant Manager:
Maintenance Manager:
10
57,000
6/07
Lisa Parkhouse
Rayovac plant moving partial battery production to China
The Rayovac plant in Fennimore, Wi, will cut its staff by one-third in February and move some
of its alkaline battery production to China. 100 of the 275 factory employees will lose their
jobs. The Fennimore plant, which opened in 1970, makes all of Rayovac's alkaline batteries in
AA, AAA, C and D sizes. After the job cuts, the factory will still produce all of the C and D
batteries, but only half of the AAs and 25 percent of the AAA size.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Spectrum Brands
100 Rayovac Court
Fennimore, Wi 53809
3691
Manufactured:
Storage batteries
# people:
100 of 275
Telephone #:
608-822-3272
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
608-822-3864
Established:
1970
Plant Manager:
Mike Dragoo
Line relocating:
3/07
Faciltiies Manager:
Jeff Birchman
84,000
Truswal Systems closing Kentucky metal connector plant
Truswal Systems, in Caldwell County Industrial Park, Princeton, Kentucky, will be shutting its
doors. Truswal plans to consolidate Princeton’s connector plate operations to a plant in
Litchfield, Ill. The Princeton plant is set to close in early March, 2007, with 53 jobs eliminated.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Truswal Systems
SIC:
400 Park Avenue
Manufactured:
Princeton, Ky 42445
3399
Telephone #:
270-365-7141
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
270-365-7076
Established:
Plant Manager:
Robert Friel
Metal fasteners
# people:
Closing:
53
19,000
3/07
Imperial Manufacturing closing Alabama plant
Imperial Manufacturing of Alabama appears to have closed its walk-in freezer plant in
Montgomery, Alabama at the end of 2006.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Imperial Manufacturing Ice
101 Smothers Rd
Montgomery, Al 36117
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
334-215-0730
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
334-215-1148
Established:
General Manager:
Asset Sales:
Tim Ryan
Closing:
3585
Refrigeration equipment
20
14,000
12/06
Al Zell, 503-665-5539
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Kidde Fire Fighting closing Exton, Pa operations
The Kidde Fire Fighting manufacturing operations in Exton, Pa are being closed and Kidde will
exit the North American industrial fire truck business. Kidde will continue to manufacture
industrial fire trucks in Europe through its Sides brand. Management and support functions in
Exton, Pa will be eliminated or consolidated into other operations. Operations were expected
to close by the end of 2006.
Plant Name:
Kidde Fire Fighting
SIC:
Address:
150 Gordon Drive
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Exton, Pa 19341
# people:
3569
Fire trucks
130
Telephone #:
610-363-1400
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
610-524-9239
Established:
1928
Closed:
12/06
Plant Manager:
Bill Keegan
Purchasing Manager:
Dawn Keffer
49,000
Collis closing Indiana wire shelving plant
Collis Inc, a company that builds appliance shelving for Whirlpool and other customers, will
close its Evansville, Indiana operations. About 160 jobs at the plant, which is at 3001 Maxx
Road, will be eliminated at the facility. The closing, began in December and will be completed
by the end of March. The plant is owned by SSW Holding Co., of Fort Smith, Ark. It opened in
Evansville in 1993.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
General Manager:
Production Manager:
Collis Inc
3001 Maxx Rd
Evansville, In 47711
SIC:
3496
Manufactured:
Wire shelving
# people:
160
812-428-4800
Facility size, sq ft:
812-428-4808
Established:
1993
Closing:
3/07
Bob Johnson x 227
175,000
Kelly Dhom
Modine to close Toledo auto parts plant
Modine Manufacturing has said it will close its Toledo, Ohio, factory in 2007, resulting in the
loss of 16 jobs. Modine said the company decided not to rebid for the work produced at the
Toledo factory, which makes automotive components. The closing will take place by August,
2007, as current work at the plant ends. Some equipment will be sold; some will be relocated
to other Modine facilities.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Modine Toledo Assembly
2010 Brent Drive
Toledo, Ohio 43611
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
419-727-8867
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
419-727-9489
Established:
Plant Manager:
Manufacturing Manager:
Otilia Alexa
Closing:
3714
Auto radiators
16
7/07
Rick Malik x1194
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SIC 38
12
Electrical, Electronic Products
TTM Technologies closing Oregon printed circuit board plant
TTM Technologies Inc., maker of printed circuit boards, has said it plans to close an
unprofitable Oregon plant and transfer production to factories in Utah and Washington. About
300 employees will be affected. The Dallas, Oregon, facility makes commercial printed circuit
boards and was acquired when TTM bought Tyco's printed circuit group. TTM said shifting
production and equipment to its Logan, Utah, and Redmond, Washington, plants will improve
efficiency and lower overall costs.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
TTM Technologies
1270 SE Monmouth Cut Off
Dallas, Or 97338
SIC:
3672
Manufactured:
Printed circuit boards
# people:
300
Telephone #:
503-623-1000
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
503-623-7410
Established:
Relocation Manager:
Les Neilsen, 435-753-4700 x 3010
Closing:
125,000
2/07
Selectron closing Kanata electronics plant
Almost 400 workers in Kanata, Ontario will be looking for new jobs early in 2007 when
California-based Solectron closes its manufacturing plant. The closure will affect 247 fulltime
and 147 temporary workers. Solectron is an international electronics manufacturer.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Solectron
425 Leggett Drive
Kanata, On K2K 2W2
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
613-271-6533
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
613-271-0555
Established:
Facilities Manager:
Cy Beauchesne
Closing:
3679
Printed circuit boards
394
2/07
Littelfuse plans to transfer semiconductor operation to China
Littelfuse, which makes fuses and other circuit protection devices, said it plans to transfer its
semiconductor wafer manufacturing from Irving, Texas, to China over the next three years.
Once the transfer is complete, the Irving facility will be closed. About 180 employees will be
affected. No decision will be made regarding the Irving facility equipment until after the
parallel facility in China has been put into operation.
Plant Name:
Littelfuse Inc
SIC:
Address:
1800 Hurd Drive
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Irving, Tx 75088
# people:
Telephone #:
972-580-1515
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
972-756-8283
Established:
Facilities Manager:
Randy Bunch
Closing:
Engineering Manager:
3674
Semiconductor wafers
180
1964
By 2009
Kelly Casey
Ametek closing Bartow, Fl gage plant
Plans to cease production at the Ametek Inc facility in Bartow in January will result in layoffs
of at least 20 employees. Ametek, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of electronic
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instruments and other devices, is moving production from its U.S. Gage Division plant
overseas, most likely to China. The plant produces pressure gages for the medical industry.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Ametek Inc
450 Polk Street
Bartow, Fl 33830
3621
Manufactured:
Electronic gages
# people:
20
Telephone #:
863-534-1504
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
863-533-7465
Established:
Plant Manager:
Bill Brenner
26,000
Closing:
1/07
Magnetek moving Dallas, Tx operations to Wisconsin
Magnetek plans to move its telecom power systems manufacturing business to Menomonee
Falls, Wisconsin from Dallas, Texas. The company will close its plant in Dallas, leading to the
loss of 73 production-related jobs, with 71 of the planned job cuts scheduled to occur by
February, 2007. Magnetek will retain an administrative and marketing office in Dallas with a
staff of about 20. The work shifting to Menomonee Falls won't include metal fabrication, which
will be outsourced.
Plant Name:
Magnetek Telecom Power
SIC:
3613
Address:
2025 Royal Lane
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Dallas, Tx 75229
# people:
Power regulators
73
Telephone #:
972-484-0365
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
972-484-7822
Established:
1972
Closing:
2/07
Plant Manager:
Operations Manager:
Daniel Lamandola
105,000
Ray Lopez
WJ Communications closing California wafer fab plant
WJ Communications, a leading designer and supplier of RF products and solutions for the
wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, has recently stated that their restructuring
program to close the Milpitas wafer fabrication facility is expected to close the fab by the
middle of January 2007 and to complete the demobilization of the facility by the end of the
first quarter. WJ Communications expects savings in the range of $1.0 million to $1.25 million
per quarter upon completion of the restructuring program.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Watkins-Johnson Communications
1530 McCarthy Blvd
Milpitas, Ca 95035
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
408-577-6500
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
408-577-6621
Established:
Facilities Manager:
Mark Bringuel
Closed:
3679
Wafer fabrication
54
1/07
SatCon to close Massachusetts facility
SatCon Technology will incur pre-tax charges of about $1.6 million related to the closing of its
manufacturing facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Boston-based company, a developer
of power management systems for alternative energy and distributed power markets, said
that total estimated charges include $0.3 million in cash and $1.3 million of non-cash charges.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
14
SIC:
SatCon Power Systems
3621
Manufactured:
7 Coppage Drive
Power management products
# people:
Worcester, Ma 01603
75
Telephone #:
508-929-1400
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
508-929-1401
Established:
1979
CFO:
Sean Moran
Closing:
1/07
Purchasing Manager:
SIC 39
65,000
Jen Carlevale
Other Products
Showood to close Mississippi facility
Sporting and athletic manufacturer, Showood, plans to close their Mississippi pool table facility
in January, 2007. The current facility is for lease and there will be some equipment for sale.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Showood
74 North Rd
Ecru, Ms 38841
SIC:
3949
Manufactured:
Pool tables
# people:
25
Telephone #:
662-489-1888
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
662-489-7671
Established:
1978
Closing:
1/07
Purchasing Manager:
SIC 50
Bob Fields
30,000
Distribution Centers
Federated Department closing multiple distribution centers
Federated Department Stores has said it will cut about 545 jobs and close three distribution
centers in early 2007 as it consolidates distribution in the Midwest. Federated will close
centers in Kansas City, Warren, Michigan, and Minneapolis. The plants will begin phasing out
operations in February and likely close that month. Drex Crowell, Federated Department
Stores, 410-612-2821, will be handling surplus sales from all three facilities.
Plant Name:
Macy’s North DC
Macy’s North DC
Macy’s North DC
25295 Guenther Rd
701 Industrial Blvd
Detroit, Mi 48091
Minneapolis, Mn 55403
586-427-1990
612-623-2049
Terry Pounds, VP Ops
Susan Vanderlip, 612-623-7214
5199
5199
5199
Dept store goods
Dept store goods
Dept store goods
30
115
151
142,000
212,000
550,000
2/07
2/07
2/07
Address:
City, state, zip:
Kansas City, Ks
Telephone #:
Fax #:
612-623-7015
Facilities Manager:
SIC:
Distributed:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
Established:
Closing:
T-Mobile closing Pennsylvania distribution center
T-Mobile USA will close its cellular telephone distribution center on Samuel Drive in Bensalem,
Pennsylvania, in March, 2007. Seventy-eight employees, including managers, supervisors,
clerks and machine operators, will lose their jobs.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
15
SIC:
T-Mobile USA
4812
Distributed:
2996 Samuel Drive
Cellular telephones
# people:
Bensalem, Pa 19020
78
Telephone #:
215-244-1207
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
215-604-5820
Established:
Operations Manager:
Joe Creighton
Closing:
3/07
A J Sweet closes Madison, Wi distribution center
One of the oldest names in the local wholesale grocery business has closed its doors,
eliminating 35 jobs. A.J. Sweet of Madison, a family-owned business that started in 1917,
ceased operations at the end of 2006.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
A J Sweet of Madison
4850 Helgesen
Madison, Wi 53708
SIC:
5149
Distributed:
Groceries distribution
# people:
35
Telephone #:
608-222-8222
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
608-222-1488
Established:
1917
Closed:
12/06
Facility Manager:
SIC 10-49
Mark Nordstrom
26,000
Manufacturing plant bankruptcies
Freedom Packaging, Amsterdam, NY
Plant Name:
Freedom Packaging
Bankruptcy court:
Address:
5 Sam Stratton Road
Case #:
06-13465
Filing date:
12/21/06
City, state, zip:
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Telephone #:
518-842-5109
Chapter:
Fax #:
518-842-6501
Manufactured:
President:
John Lawrence
Facility size, sq ft:
Plant Manager:
Sales range/yr:
Northern New York
11
Cardboard containers
$5-10 million
APW Enclosure Systems, Anaheim, CA
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
APW Enclosure Systems
2100 E Orangewood Avenue
Anaheim, Ca 92806
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Case #:
06-11378
Filing date:
714-634-7300
Chapter:
Fax #:
714-633-3072
Manufactured:
CFO:
Ferdinand Antonio
Plant Manager:
Bob Hayes
Facility size, sq ft:
Sales range/yr:
12/4/06
11
Sheet metal fabrication
23,000
$20-25 million
APW Enclosure Systems, Anaheim, CA
Plant Name:
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Address:
525 E South Street
Case #:
06-11378
City, state, zip:
Anaheim, Ca 92805
Filing date:
APW Enclosure Systems
Telephone #:
714-520-3800
Chapter:
Fax #:
714-533-3206
Manufactured:
CFO:
Helen Phillips
Facility size, sq ft:
Plant Manager:
Gerry Doyle
Sales range/yr:
12/4/06
11
Fabricated metal parts
52,000
$35-40 million
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APW Enclosure Systems, Waukesha, WI
Plant Name:
Address:
APW Enclosure Systems
N22W23685 Ridgeview Pkwy W
City, state, zip:
Waukesha, Wi 53188
Telephone #:
262-523-7600
Fax #:
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Case #:
06-11378
Filing date:
Chapter:
Manufactured:
CFO:
Bob Glendon
Facility size, sq ft:
COO:
Phil Sullivan
Sales range/yr:
12/4/06
11
Sheet metal fabrication
185,000
$100+ million
FAI Inc, South Bend, IN
Plant Name:
FAI Inc
Bankruptcy court:
Address:
3300 W Sample Street
Case #:
City, state, zip:
South Bend, In 46619
Filing date:
Telephone #:
574-968-1187
Chapter:
Fax #:
574-255-1079
Manufactured:
President:
Thomas Whalen
Plant Manager:
Facility size, sq ft:
Doug Collins
Sales range/yr:
Superior Mills
Bankruptcy court:
Northern Indiana
06-31915
12/8/06
7
Wire harnesses
16,000
$8-10 million
Superior Mills, Marion, VA
Plant Name:
Address:
749 Matson Drive
Case #:
City, state, zip:
Marion, Va 24354
Filing date:
Western Virginia
06-71461
12/4/06
Telephone #:
276-782-9011
Chapter:
Fax #:
276-782-9951
Manufactured:
Hosiery
Facility size, sq ft:
100,000
President:
Bette Landis
Plant Manager:
Jill Tolbert
Sales range/yr:
7
$8-10 million
Superior Mills, Chilhowie, VA
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Superior Mills
Highway 11 East
Chilhowie, Va 24319
276-782-9011
Fax #:
President:
Bette Landis
Plant Manager:
Bankruptcy court:
Case #:
Filing date:
Chapter:
Western Virginia
06-71461
12/4/06
7
Manufactured:
Hosiery
Facility size, sq ft:
23,000
Sales range/yr:
$8-10 million
Service Web Offset Co, Chicago, IL
Plant Name:
Service Web Offset Co
Bankruptcy court:
Address:
2500 S Dearborn Street
Case #:
06-16700
Filing date:
12/18/06
City, state, zip:
Chicago, IL 60616
Telephone #:
312-567-7000
Chapter:
Fax #:
312-567-9121
Manufactured:
CFO:
Mark Mitchell
Facility size, sq ft:
VP Operations:
Joe Fricke
Sales range/yr:
Northern Illinois
11
Offset printing
75,000
$20-25 million
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Clean Fabrication, Inc, Hillsboro, OR
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Clean Fabrication Inc
5500 SE Alexander Street
Hillsboro, Or 97123
503-356-0333
Fax #:
President:
Bankruptcy court:
Case #:
Filing date:
Chapter:
Manufactured:
Jeff Fehr
Plant Manager:
Facility size, sq ft:
Oregon
06-33871
12/5/06
7
Metal plating
7,000
Sales range/yr:
$1-2 million
Bankruptcy court:
Minnesota
Case #:
06-50567
Packaging Solutions of Aitkin, Aitkin, MN
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Packaging Solutions of Aitkin
1015 Pacific Street NW
Aitkin, Mn 56431
218-927-2051
Fax #:
President:
Purchasing Manager:
Filing date:
Chapter:
Manufactured:
Margo Jordan
Gary Nault
Facility size, sq ft:
Sales range/yr:
12/5/06
11
Wooden crates, pallets
30,000
$1-2 million
Home Products International, Chicago, IL
Plant Name:
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Address:
4501 W 47th Street
Case #:
06-11457
City, state, zip:
Chicago, IL 60632
Filing date:
12/20/06
Home Products International
Telephone #:
773-890-1010
Chapter:
Fax #:
773-890-0523
Manufactured:
COO:
Rich Hassert
Facility size, sq ft:
CEO:
Doug Ramsdale
Sales range/yr:
11
Plastic house wares
73,000
$200-300 million
Home Products International, Thomasville, GA
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Home Products International
323 Industrial Blvd
Thomasville, Ga 31792
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Case #:
06-11457
Filing date:
12/20/06
Telephone #:
229-228-6366
Chapter:
Fax #:
229-228-6326
Manufactured:
President:
Plant Manager:
Facility size, sq ft:
Bob Hoffman
Sales range/yr:
11
Plastic garment hangers
24,000
$9-10 million
Home Products International, Louisiana, MO
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
3016 Georgia Street
Case #:
06-11457
Louisiana, Mo 63353
Filing date:
12/20/06
Home Products International
573-754-5957
Fax #:
Chapter:
Manufactured:
General Manager:
Jim Robins
Facility size, sq ft:
Plant Manager:
Len Schrag
Sales range/yr:
11
Plastic house wares
47,000
$25-30 million
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Bi-Weekly Market Research of Plant Closings
January 15, 2007
Plant Closing News
18
Home Products International, Seymour, IN
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Home Products International
885 N Chestnut Street
Seymour, In 47274
Bankruptcy court:
Delaware
Case #:
06-11457
Filing date:
12/20/06
Telephone #:
812-522-5130
Chapter:
Fax #:
812-523-2258
Manufactured:
CEO:
James Tennant
Facility size, sq ft:
Plant Manager:
Dan McDaniel
Sales range/yr:
$25-30 million
Bankruptcy court:
Massachusetts
11
Carbonized fibers
96,000
Viking Oil, Winthrop, MA
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Viking Oil
120 Banks Street
Winthrop, Ma 02152
Case #:
Filing date:
Telephone #:
617-846-4361
Chapter:
Fax #:
617-846-0894
Distributed:
President:
Jeanette Pedoto
Plant Manager:
06-14614
12/6/06
7
Petroleum products
Facility size, sq ft:
Sales range/yr:
$50-60 million
Keystone Truck Equipment, New Britain, PA
Plant Name:
Keystone Truck Equipment
Bankruptcy court:
Eastern Pennsylvania
Address:
440 W Butler Avenue
Case #:
06-16067
City, state, zip:
New Britain, Pa 18901
Filing date:
12/22/06
Telephone #:
215-348-3000
Chapter:
Fax #:
215-230-0135
Manufactured:
President:
Tim Daly
Plant Manager:
11
Truck parts
Facility size, sq ft:
Sales range/yr:
$2-5 million
Assembled Camshafts, Grand Haven, MI
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Assembled Camshafts
11118 US Hwy 31, Bldg B
Grand Haven, Mi 49417
Bankruptcy court:
Case #:
Filing date:
Telephone #:
616-842-9990
Chapter:
Fax #:
616-842-5359
Manufactured:
General Manager:
Bob Hoover
Facility size, sq ft:
Plant Manager:
Dan Sedlock
Sales range/yr:
Eastern Michigan
06-58300
12/9/06
11
Machines crank & camshafts
$10-15 million
D & D Flexible Packaging, Carrollton, GA
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
D & D Flexible Packaging
75 Esco Way
Carrollton, Ga 30116
Bankruptcy court:
Case #:
Filing date:
Telephone #:
770-836-0805
Chapter:
Fax #:
770-836-1840
Manufactured:
President:
Plant Manager:
Donald Davidson
Facility size, sq ft:
Sales range/yr:
Northern Georgia
06-12336
12/4/06
11
Printed flexible materials
10,000
$1-2 million
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Tel: 936-273-4871, fax 936-273-4872, email: jonclark@flex.net. Publisher: Jon Clark, Annual Subscription price: $999 per
year in USA. Plant Closing News® is available electronically via email or in paper format via US postal. Plant Closing
News is a trademark of Project Development Services who compiles all data from more than 4000 online news sources,
including Manufacturers' News, Inc., www.manufacturersnews.com. Project Development Services is not responsible for
accuracy of information.