![]() ![]() Our entire sales team is very excited and wants to make this newest factory grow at a steady pace.” Customers in the Southwest will greatly appreciate a more local manufacturing presence. Tucson will help our Oregon and Oklahoma factories reduce some lead time by taking some of their work that ships to the Southwestern states. ![]() in this ever-changing and challenging business environment. Steve Bert, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing, said the factory means Imperial Brown can “more fully cover the U.S. With other companies closing factories, IB has responded to the market’s needs by adding its fourth plant to an underserved area, he said. Sandall called the factory the first significant new factory in the industry in recent years. Imperial Brown relocated employees to Tucson during the building process. “Incorporating best practices, equipment technology and employees from our operations around the nation, Tucson represents the best of IB – the best the industry has to offer.” “As Imperial Brown’s first greenfield project, Tucson has benefited from the collaboration, input, and expertise of IB’s existing three factories and their combined 200+ years of experience in the industry,” Sandall said. ![]() The new factory will initially employ 65 employee-owners with an expected economic impact of $225 million over the next 10 years. Other factories are strategically located in Gresham, OR, Salisbury, NC, and Prague, OK. “With rising freight costs and a very bulky product, this level of distributed manufacturing is a strategic advantage for the company’s clients, many of whom have very large national footprints and growth plans,” he said. ![]()
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