The company has already begun to hire new people to begin operations at this facility. Additional workers will be hired after operations begin in April 2013.
Harrington Hoists stated that the space is needed to support its growth in US manufacturing and for the expansion of their sales.
Harrington will house warehousing and assembly operations in this facility. Operations, fabrication and cell production manufacturing will remain at the Manheim Pennsylvania facility.
The company added that the move is part of a corporate strategy of global expansion. "This move is a huge step in our global manufacturing diversification and will allow Harrington Hoists to improve our service to the US and the Americas" said Carlo Lonardi, COO of Harrington Hoists. "We have been very excited to work closely with our parent company, Kito Corporation, in the moving of both the sourcing and manufacturing operations to the US for these particular products. The proximity to our suppliers and our Manheim resources has made Elizabethtown the ideal location for this new operation."
