Posted May 5, 2016 7:38 pm by Comments

By Ammoland

Trip Ferguson, in charge of the new Huntsville manufacturing facility for Remington Outdoor Co., shows off a rack of semi-automatic sporting rifles. Photo By Dennis Keim
The Kentucky opperations will be consolidated into their Huntsville, Alabama operation. Actual plant closure and transition to Huntsville will take several months. Trip Ferguson, in charge of the new Huntsville manufacturing facility for Remington Outdoor Co., shows off a rack of semi-automatic sporting rifles. Photo By Dennis Keim businessalabama.com
Remington Outdoor Company
Remington Outdoor Company

Huntsville, AL – -(Ammoland.com)- Remington Outdoor Company announced its plan today to close its Mayfield, Kentucky firearms operations in an effort to become more organizationally focused and competitive.

Approximately 200 employees will be affected.

The operation will be consolidated into their Huntsville, Alabama operation. Actual plant closure and transition to Huntsville will take several months.

The two plants are roughly 250 miles apart.

The Mayfield facility has been in operation for nearly 20 years and although there is a great team at this location the strategic decision to consolidate centered on three competitively oriented areas:

  • Logistical proximity and freight synergies
  • Organizational synergy and focus with engineering, sales and marketing
  • Facility overhead leverage and streamlining
  • Employees will be offered severance pay and outplacement services

About Remington Outdoor Company ROC, headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs products for the hunting, shooting, self-defense, military, and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816, ROC is the …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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