CertainTeed Restarting Production in Meridian, Miss.
Jun 3, 2013 - Lauderdale County
CertainTeed
Gov. Phil Bryant joined company representatives from CertainTeed and local officials today to announce the company is restarting its ceiling tile manufacturing operations in Meridian, Miss., in the same facility it purchased in 2005. The project represents a $24 million company investment and will create 110 new jobs by 2016. Production is expected to resume during the second quarter of 2014. Once operational, the facility will produce a range of ceiling tiles and acoustical wall panels used in commercial construction applications.
CertainTeed, one of North America’s leading building products manufacturers, ceased production at the Meridian location in 2009 in the midst of the construction market downturn. The facility, which has been idle since that time aside from a small customer service center operation, employed 120 workers when the company discontinued operations. Ceiling tiles have been manufactured in the facility since 1941 throughout various stages of ownership.