BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Today, Whirlpool Corporation announced plans to expand its
Greenville, Ohio Factory
Distribution Center (FDC), which services all global shipments of
KitchenAid® small appliances.
The project -- which will nearly double the FDC from 327,000
square feet to approximately 650,000 -- builds upon Whirlpool
Corporation's commitment to American manufacturing and reinforces
Greenville as the global hub of
the company's small appliances business.
"This groundbreaking today is a testament both to the success of
our global KitchenAid business as well as our commitment to
domestic operations in the U.S. and Ohio," said Ken
Hossler, Plant Lead at the Greenville FDC. "We're continuing
to invest in Ohio due to the
skilled and talented workforce here, and are looking forward to
this expansion's role in our continued growth."
Today's groundbreaking follows Whirlpool Corporation's
$40 million investment in its
Greenville, Ohio manufacturing
plant -- part of a larger $80 million
project to expand facilities across Ohio, that the company announced in May.
The FDC's expansion -- which is scheduled to be completed by
March, 2017 -- will stand adjacent to the current facility in
Greenville.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance manufacturer in the
world, with approximately $21 billion
in annual sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and
technology research centers in 2015. The company markets
Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul,
Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air,
Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country
throughout the world. Additional information about the company can
be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on Twitter at
@WhirlpoolCorp.
Whirlpool Corporation Additional Information
This
document contains forward-looking statements regarding facility
expansion and capital expenditure expectations. Actual events or
results may differ materially from those statements as a result a
many factors, including that the facility's expansion may be
delayed. For information about the factors that could cause such
differences, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2015, as
updated by subsequent periodic reports, including the information
set forth under the caption "Risk Factors."
Logo -
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whirlpool-corporation-breaks-ground-on-factory-distribution-center-expansion-300316314.html
SOURCE Whirlpool Corporation