Morgan Opens Strategic New Truck Body Manufacturing Facility In Connecticut; 13th In North America
Morgan’s new Connecticut facility
is capable of supporting production of over 3,000 dry freight and refrigerated
(reefer) truck bodies annually and is expected to employ approximately 140 team
members. The manufacturing facility is Morgan’s 13th in the US and Canada and
there are plans to add a 14th in the Midwest in the near future.
The grand opening and
ribbon-cutting was attended by John Poindexter, Chairman of the Board and CEO
of J.B. Poindexter & Co. Inc., Morgan management personnel, including Norb
Markert, President and COO of Morgan Truck Body, who led the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, and a host of State and Local officials including State
Representative Kevin Skulczyck, State Representative Anne Dauphinais, and State
Senator Heather Somers, plus local Selectmen of Plainfield.
Proclamations issued for the
opening included a Certificate of Accomplishment, presented by the office of
U.S. Senator Christopher S. Murphy; an Official Statement by His Excellency
Daniel P. Malloy, Governor of the State of Connecticut; an Official
Proclamation, presented by the Office of the First Selectman, Cathy Tendrich,
Plainfield, Connecticut and Virginia Sampietro, Selectman; an Official Citation
by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, in recognition of the Grand
Opening of the new Morgan facility; a Congratulatory certificate presented by
the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, and a Certificate of Membership
in the Chamber.
“Morgan continues to set revenue
records, so the need to increase capacity, as well as locate production closer
to our customers, is an important part of improving customer service,” stated
Norb Markert, Morgan’s President and COO. “We’re excited for the opportunity
and the value this plant will offer our New England-area customers.”
The
new manufacturing facility is located at 85 Moosup Pond Rd in Plainfield, CT,
approximately one hour east of Hartford.
To learn more, visit www.morgancorp.com.
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