Sherwood Valve closing plant

[VegasDude]

Sherwod Valves is closing their plant in 30 days

155 more good jobs lost :eek:

Sherwood will move operations to their facilities in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, Pennsylvania.

The majority of the workers have accepted a transfer to work at the company's Cleveland OH & Washington PA plant

MORE PEOPLE LEAVING WNY :eek:

CAN YOU WAIT TO THE 2010 CENSUS.

[yaksplat]

The prophet of doom and gloom returns...

[CSense]

It's almost as if he wants the area to tank, what a POS!

[yaksplat]

almost?!? You mean he/she/it can't wait until.

[CSense]

almost?!? You mean he/she/it can't wait until.

What is it? I thought it was a guuy, now it could be gal or even a transgender? Heavens to Murgatroyd!

[yaksplat]

He (vegasdude)
She (Jennifer7)
It (Palmtree)

[Save Us]

Sherwod Valves is closing their plant in 30 days

155 more good jobs lost :eek:

Sherwood will move operations to their facilities in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, Pennsylvania.

The majority of the workers have accepted a transfer to work at the company's Cleveland OH & Washington PA plant

MORE PEOPLE LEAVING WNY :eek:

CAN YOU WAIT TO THE 2010 CENSUS.

So sad that for once I am at a loss for words.

[joe d.]

So sad that for once I am at a loss for words.
TOO BAD HILLARY wasnt one of the LEAVING TOO!

[therising]

MORE PEOPLE LEAVING WNY :eek:

CAN YOU WAIT TO THE 2010 CENSUS.

You are a POS scumbag. No doubt about it.

Watch out for karma. It's gonna get you, eventually.

[Cgoodsp466]

You are a POS scumbag. No doubt about it.

Watch out for karma. It's gonna get you, eventually.


Riser its the truth,NY is not business friendly.Here is the whole story from the Niagara Gazett. NY always a lock for the barn door after the Yack took off.



WHEATFIELD: Sherwood Valve to close in October

By Matt Winterhalter
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Niagara Gazette

Workers at Sherwood Valve in Wheatfield were told Monday that the Liberty Drive plant would be closed on Oct. 11. It will effect a reported 138 workers.

Company officials announced the closing Tuesday, calling it part of a consolidation of all manufacturing and assembly operations into the company’s Washington, Pa., and Cleveland facilities.

County and state officials had made an effort to keep the 85-year-old local company in Wheatfield earlier this year with an incentive package.

Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte said Michael A. Casale of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency met with Sherwood officials in February and was alerted to (the consolidation plans.)

Casale then approached Sherwood officials with the incentive package in March but never received a response, DelMonte said.

The company will now move production and assembly of industrial valves to Cleveland, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and products such as valves for diving, medicine and life-support will go to the 130-person Washington facility, along with an undetermined number of jobs, said Jerry Farina, corporate communications director for Taylor-Wharton International LLC, Sherwood’s parent company.

“The consolidation of production from three to two facilities will yield significant manufacturing efficiencies, contribute to streamlined administration practices and generate opportunities to leverage raw materials, inventories, labor skills and similar processes among Sherwood’s multiple product lines,” said Roger Carlson, president of Sherwood, in a release.

Product lines currently assembled and tested at Sherwood’s Niagara Falls factory include industrial valves, medical valves, SCUBA products, life support valves and propane valves and fittings.

The company expects energy consumption related to the valve business to decrease by approximately 30 percent and predicts a 30 percent reduction in waste generation.

DelMonte said the state Department of Labor has been notified and will be offering its assistance to Sherwood employees.

The transition to Pennsylvania won’t be a smooth one unless worker unrest there is rectified.

Unionized employees of Sherwood Valve are currently on strike after efforts to negotiate a new contract broke down last week, according to the Washington, Pa., Observer Reporter. A union representative said the workers’ previous contract expired in April