Milwaukee Tool is expanding yet again in Mississippi to accommodate the increased capacity for its growing business. The new manufacturing facility will be located in Chilton, Mississippi, and is expected to open in November 2021. With more than $7 million invested, the company is on track to achieving their goal of creating 1,200 jobs in Mississippi.
The new 357,000 sq. ft. facility will act as an expansion of the company's current facility in Jackson, Mississippi.
“At the core of everything we do at Milwaukee Tool is our dedication to delivering disruptive solutions that drive enhanced safety and productivity for our users. The new Clinton facility, as well as our ongoing investments in U.S. operations and manufacturing, are critical to ensuring we can continuously deliver this innovation to our end users and distribution partners with speed and agility,” said Steve Richman, Milwaukee Tool group president.
This soon-to-be-completed project shortly follows the company's announcement in April 2021 on their plans to construct a facility in Grenada, Mississippi. The Grenada facility is expected to open in late 2022.
“Throughout the last decade, Milwaukee Tool has experienced rapid growth across the globe, with sales growing more than 20 percent each year," said Joe Galli, chief executive officer at Techtronic Industries. "Amid this growth, we’re going to continue aggressively investing in our product development, and diversifying our manufacturing base through expansion projects in the United States."
In the last five years alone, Milwaukee has invested $368 million in domestic expansion projects and now employs more than 7,600 people in the U.S.
Currently, Milwaukee has manufacturing, distribution, and operations presences across the nation in Greenwood, Olive Branch, Grenada, and Jackson, MS; Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee, Mukwonago, and Sun Prairie, WI; Greenwood, IN; and Cookeville, TN.
The company is also building a new hand tool manufacturing plant in West Bend, WI, which is anticipated to open in 2022.
