PERRYSVILLE – Mansfield Plumbing Products announced Monday the plant is closing at the end of the year.
Mansfield Plumbing Products precision manufactures sanitaryware, using highly automated production processes, at its Perrysville plant. The closure will affect 277 workers, the company said.
MPP will maintain the operation of its distribution center and logistics and customer service operations in Ashland, as well as bathtub production in its manufacturing facility in Henderson, Texas.
The Perrysville closure is expected to take effect at the end of the year, the company said in a statement.
Mansfield Plumbing is offering a transition package to the affected employees, including severance pay and health insurance, based on time spent at the company and seniority, the company said. It also is planning to offer outplacement assistance to help employees find new jobs.
Production was ‘unsustainable from a business standpoint’
“Despite best efforts and multiple investments, current economic conditions have created a cost-structure that made keeping the production facility unsustainable from a business standpoint. This difficult decision is in no way a reflection on the quality of work performed by our employees who have served customers and the company well over the years,” said Roman Rampinini, vice president of Commercial Operations-North America.
“We are thankful and appreciative for all the years of service and commitment from each of our employees. Mansfield will adhere to its culture and values, being respectful and supportive of all our people.”
The United States will remain a priority market for Mansfield Plumbing, the company said. It will continue supplying products to American customers and distributors from the North and South American manufacturing facilities operated by its parent company, Corona Industrial.
Both toilets and sinks are made in Perrysville.
About Mansfield Plumbing Products
Mansfield Plumbing Products was founded in 1929 and has been a leading producer of top-quality, high-performance plumbing fixtures and fittings for use in residential, commercial and institutional markets.
In 2004, MPP was purchased by Corona, the western hemisphere’s largest manufacturer of china, based in Colombia, South America. Its corporate office is located in Perrysville, the News Journal reported earlier.
Corona is a Colombian multinational with 142 years of business history dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of products for the home, construction, industry, agriculture and the energy sector. Corona has 23 manufacturing plants in Colombia, 2 in the United States, 3 in Central America and 3 in Mexico, as well as 38 points of sale in the Centro Corona and Tienda Cerámica formats and a global supply office in Asia. It generates more than 9,600 jobs and exports its products to markets around the world, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The company’s current line of products including vitreous china toilets, lavatories and urinals; and acrylic air-baths, whirlpools, bathtubs and shower bases.
A second facility in Henderson, Texas, manufactures acrylic bathware. With more than 600 employees, the company is one of the largest domestic producers of sanitaryware. To ensure the highest quality, stringent quality control standards and extensive testing is applied to every product made, according to News Journal archives.
MPP plumbing fixtures and tank trim are available through one of the industry’s most extensive networks of more than 4,000 distributors with locations throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. Additionally, the company’s plumbing products are sold through selected retail, do-it-yourself home improvement centers and through designer kitchen and bath showrooms, the News Journal previously reported.
Since 2002, Mansfield had successfully introduced more than 100 new products. The management team continues to implement a variety of key initiatives to support the company’s strategy of producing affordably priced, beautifully styled products, according to News Journal archives.
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