MILWAUKEE, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Briggs &
Stratton Corporation announced today that it will be moving
production of its commercial turf operations from its current
facility in Munnsville, N.Y. to
neighboring Sherrill, N.Y. to
expand its current manufacturing capacity. The Munnsville, N.Y. facility currently
manufactures zero turn radius and commercial mowers under the
Ferris and Snapper Pro brands and homeowner zero turn radius mowers
under its Simplicity and Snapper brands.
"This expansion is the result of strong sales growth of
commercial products the Company has achieved over the past several
years and will position it well for continued future growth," said
Harold L. Redman, Sr. Vice President
and President, Turf and Consumer Products. "The increase in
manufacturing will result in approximately 50 additional production
employees in addition to our existing great workforce once
production is at capacity."
In addition to its Munnsville
facility, the Company also leases warehouse space at another
facility in Sherrill that will be
combined together into the newly leased facility in Sherrill. The Company anticipates some
production to begin in Spring 2018 and will be fully operational in
the spring of 2019.
"We would like to thank the State of
New York as well as Oneida
County and the City of
Sherrill officials for their support. This is really a
testament to the great workforce in this state and region and could
not have been done without their support," said Redman.
About Briggs & Stratton Corporation:
Briggs &
Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG), headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is focused on providing
power to get work done and make people's lives better. Briggs &
Stratton is the world's largest producer of gasoline engines for
outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer
and marketer of power generation, pressure washers, lawn and
garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs &
Stratton®, Simplicity®,
Snapper®, Ferris®, Vanguard™,
Allmand®, Billy Goat®, Murray®,
Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs &
Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced
in over 100 countries on six continents. For additional
information, please visit www.basco.com and
www.briggsandstratton.com.
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