Share On Social
Briggs To Invest In Alabama Plant
In Briggs & Stratton LLC’s first significant capital project under the company’s new ownership, the manufacturer will invest $9.4 million in new equipment and add 34 employees at its complex in Auburn, Ala., where the company produces its V-twin Vanguard brand engines. In October 2017, Briggs announced that it would relocate production of the engines from a joint venture partnership in Japan to Briggs plants in Auburn and in Statesboro, Ga.
The new equipment will support new and updated manufacturing machinery and processes and quality improvements as well as an additional assembly line. The Auburn City Council approved abatements on local taxes to defray the company’s costs.
Related Articles
Latest News
2014 Dealers Choice Awards Winners
The 2014 Dealers Choice Awards winners were honored on the last day of GIE+EXPO held October 22-24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The Power Equipment Trade GIE+EXPO Dealers Choice Awards cover lawn and…
Kohler Engines Names New President
Following Tom Cromwell’s appointment to the Group President at Kohler Co.’s Power Group last month, the company has promoted Brian Melka to the role of President – Kohler Engines Americas. Melka assumes full responsibility for…
2014 Small Business Of The Year Award Contest
The national small business movement Independent We Stand is thinking outside the “big-box” and breaking the “chains” to ask consumers in towns across the country about their favorite independently owned businesses. The movement is now…