HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In
celebration of National Manufacturing Day 2018, NCI Building
Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS) will open two of its manufacturing
facilities to the public on two separate dates, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Facilities will be open on October 9,
2018 in Frankfort, KY and
October 11, 2018 in Houston, TX.
As part of an ongoing effort to promote the strength of U.S.
manufacturing and increase awareness of the outstanding career
opportunities in the field, NCI will host a series of open house
events at its manufacturing locations. Each event will include
tours of the facilities, presentations from company leaders and
question and answer sessions.
National Manufacturing Day is an annual event that is supported
at the local level by thousands of manufacturers across the
country. These open houses, plant tours and presentations are
designed to showcase modern manufacturing technology and careers
opportunities available to students, teachers, parents, job seekers
and other local community members.
"There is an increasing demand for highly skilled professionals
in the manufacturing sector who can design, program and operate
technology," said Donald R. Riley,
President and CEO of NCI Building Systems, Inc. "The average age of
a manufacturing employee is 56 years old. Between today and 2020,
there will become an unprecedented shortage of the skilled workers
that will be needed to manufacture the products that our society
relies upon. We are extremely pleased to participate with the
National Association of Manufacturers and open our facilities to
the public in support of this important effort to raise awareness
about the strength of and opportunities in U.S. manufacturing."
Manufacturing Day is produced by the National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM) with key contributions and support from the
Manufacturing Institute (MI) and Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP). To register for a NCI Manufacturing Day event or
to get more information on Manufacturing Day, please go to
www.mfgday.com.
About NCI Building Systems
NCI Building Systems, Inc. is one of North America's largest integrated
manufacturers and marketers of metal products for the
nonresidential construction industry. NCI is comprised of a family
of companies operating manufacturing facilities located in
the United States, Mexico and Canada with additional sales and distribution
offices throughout the United
States and Canada.
Contact:
K. Darcey Matthews
Vice President, Investor Relations
1.281.897.7785
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