AHF Relocating Arkansas Solid Hardwood Manufacturing Operations

AHF Products announced a consolidation of manufacturing facilities to better service customers, and as a result, the company will close its Warren, Arkansas solid hardwood flooring manufacturing facility. Production will be moved to the AHF Beverly, West Virginia facility, the largest solid hardwood flooring plant in North America, and the AHF West Plains, Missouri plant. The company will idle the Warren facility on September 27, 2024.

“It was a difficult decision because closing a plant impacts people and their local towns. We are extremely grateful for the dedication and service of all the employees over the years since the plant has been in operation,” said AHF Products President & CEO Brian Carson. The 130 employees working at the Warren plant will have employment for the next 60 days. During that time, AHF will be providing career counseling and working with several local companies to help the displaced workers find other employment.

This decision aligns with AHF’s vertical integration strategy including its recent purchase of two sawmills in West Virginia. This change to AHF’s manufacturing footprint comes after extensive internal and external market analysis to align with the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance its solid hardwood business. In addition to the sawmills, AHF invested over $25 million in its Beverly and West Plains plants to increase their capacities and capabilities and leverage the close proximity of these plants to both the lumber supply and customer base.

“Although difficult, we believe this strategic move is necessary to best service our customers. While we are indefinitely idling the plant, our plan is to retain ownership of the facility, which will allow us to restart it; however, we do not foresee this happening soon,” added Carson. This idling is being treated as a plant closing and notices were provided as required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”).

“As the leader in hardwood flooring, we continue to invest in all our hardwood manufacturing facilities to increase capacities, efficiencies and to innovate new products for our customers,” added Carson. “We are bullish about solid hardwood. In West Virginia, for example, we are upgrading the front end of all the finishing lines in the plant, and we have also completely retooled our milling operations,” he added.

AHF Products is well situated to continue its growth trajectory through continued innovation and industry-leading customer service. With this plant closure, the company will encompass 12 plants, with11 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and one in Cambodia including two solid wood and three engineered wood plants, three resilient plants, and two porcelain plants. With its acquisition of two sawmills in West Virginia, AHF is augmenting the supply of lumber to the company’s solid wood flooring manufacturing facilities. Additionally, four domestic distribution facilities serve customers through a multi-channel strategy that includes dealers, home centers and distributors.

AHF Products proudly manufactures 100% of its solid hardwood flooring in the USA, along with an extensive range of engineered hardwood flooring, resilient and tile flooring. The company has some of the most recognizable flooring brands in the industry including the recently acquired Crossville® brand, as well as Armstrong Flooring™, Bruce®, Hartco®, LM Flooring®, Robbins®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, and Capella® brands, among others.

About AHF Products

AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, innovation, and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring™, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring ®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville® and Crossville Studios®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs over 3,000 dedicated team members. Armstrong Flooring™ and the Armstrong Flooring™ logo are under license from AWI Licensing, LLC. All other marks belong to AHF, LLC, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. All rights reserved. www.AHFProducts.com

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Source: AHF, LLC