Brunswick Expanding Its Boat Building Facility
company's Edgewater, Fla. headquarters. The addition includes a new large-boat building with added manufacturing space and other facility improvements. The new 10,500-square-foot facility will be located on the east side of the commercial boats manufacturing campus and will increase the company's manufacturing capacity by 50 percent. "Today, by breaking ground on the BCGP facility expansion, we are greatly increasing our capabilities," said Boston Whaler Group President Nick Stickler. "The new building will house state-of-the-art equipment and allow for the capacity
Mercury Marine Expands Manufacturing Capacity
Mercury Marine is adding a 53,000 square foot manufacturing capacity expansion to its global headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisc. The expansion will consist of 45,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity and an additional 8,000 square feet of office space. In addition, Mercury is investing in state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to better streamline the manufacturing process and meet the growing demands in the marketplace. The new space will be completed in January, 2017. “This is an exciting time for Mercury Marine,” said John Pfeifer, Mercury Marine president. “Demand
Twin Disc Slashing Costs under Market Pressure
actions we announced today and in the fourth quarter are difficult for our employees and communities. But given the uncertainty in many of our traditional markets, these cost reduction activities are necessary. We will continue to evaluate additional activities to align our global staffing and manufacturing capacity with current and forecasted market demand.” Batten continued, “In addition, we recently announced capital reallocation initiatives, including the sale of our distribution territories in the mid-Atlantic and south east regions of the United States. These divestitures were
GE to Move US Engine Plant to Canada
persuading Congress to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank's charter which expired in June, GE will invest $265 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at a Canadian location yet to be determined. The facility, to open in about 20 months, can be expanded to provide flexible manufacturing capacity to support other GE businesses, including engines for railroad locomotives, GE said. In exchange for the new plant and the 350 jobs, Export Development Canada will provide financing support for a range of future products, including some still made in the United States. These
Sulzer Takes Measures in the Pumps Equipment Division
the test bed, and the service center—will continue. Moreover, 40 employees at the Curitiba site were laid off, due to the business slowdown in the country. Reducing capacity in the USA and China Due to the low market demand in the oil and gas industry, Sulzer reduced the workforce and manufacturing capacity in the USA and China. By July 2015, the workforce in the USA was reduced by 100 employees in Portland and by around 20 in Brookshire. China faced reductions of 80 employees in Dalian and about 20 in Suzhou. These reductions affected employees in the shop floor as well as in administrative
Mercury Marine Begins HQ Expansion
and improve the environment.” With this expansion, since 2009, Mercury Marine has invested more than $580 million into capital investments and R&D. Projects like these support growth and the company’s commitment to provide the most advanced products, and to increase manufacturing capacity within its Fond du Lac facilities, the company said. Mercury Marine is also creating jobs in the state of Wisconsin. Close to 90 percent of work done on the EDP expansion involves Fond du Lac or Wisconsin based companies such as TTX, CD Smith, Excel Engineering and many more. &ldquo
