Tarkett USA Inc. will be closing its Middlefield Village distribution center at 16077 Industrial Parkway, however, manufacturing will continue there, said President and CEO Winn Everhart in a statement.
Tarkett USA Inc. will be closing its Middlefield Village distribution center at 16077 Industrial Parkway, however, manufacturing will continue there, said President and CEO Winn Everhart in a statement.
The flooring and sports surfaces maker will be consolidating distribution operations in a new facility in Columbus, he said.
Ninety-two workers are expected to be laid off by the end of February, according to a Jan. 28 Crain’s Cleveland Business article, which added negotiations between management and the union were underway.
“It was an extremely difficult decision that we did not make lightly,” Everhart said in his statement. “We are working with union officials to ensure that affected employees receive severance payments and benefits, and we are committed to supporting them through this transition.”
Tarkett will continue flooring manufacturing operations at the Middlefield and Solon plants and the facility on Chillicothe Road in Auburn Township, he said.
Middlefield Village Mayor Ben Garlich said in a phone interview last week he hopes Tarkett will use the Industrial Parkway warehouse space to increase the company’s manufacturing ability.
Everhart said two other third-party distribution centers in Aurora, Ill., and Murfreesboro, Tenn., will move to the Columbus distribution facility.
“By consolidating our distribution operations, we will become more efficient, enhance how we serve our customers and reduce our carbon footprint,” he said. “We remain dedicated to our presence in Ohio and will continue employing Ohioans at our North American headquarters in Solon and other manufacturing sites in Middlefield and Chagrin Falls.”
