Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) will reopen its manufacturing facility in Spring City, Tennessee, as The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development reports.
HEW’s Spring City facility, located northeast of Chattanooga, is currently undergoing upgrades in preparation of manufacturing specialty panel products including AdvanTech® subflooring and ZIP System® sheathing products beginning in April 2018.
The facility is one of only five continuous press operations in North America dedicated to the production of oriented strand board (OSB) products.
“The reopening of our Spring City mill is an indication of the strength and resiliency of our ZIP System® and AdvanTech® branded products,” Huber Engineered Woods President Brian Carlson said. “This operational investment will increase our company’s production capacity and further enhance our product availability and highly regarded customer service.
The facility originally opened in 1997, but halted production during the housing market downturn in 2011.
Huber Engineered Woods will begin hiring at its Spring City facility in early 2017, with the mill scheduled to begin full production in April 2018.
Huber Engineered Woods, a leading manufacturer of specialty building products, will create 141 new jobs as part of the reopening.