Company/Division name | Fritz Winter |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Transplant |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 343 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2015 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2017 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Capital investment ($): | 193.7 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Germany |
City reshored to: | Franklin |
State(s) reshored to: | KY |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Castings/Foundries - Subset of Primary Metal Products, Fabricated Metal Products, Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | Casting and machining of disc brake rotors |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Government Incentives, Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity |