CHARLOTTE — A Rowan County plant that makes products for the metering industry will start winding down operations next year, with 70 employees to be impacted.
The Mueller Systems facility at 10210 Statesville Blvd. in Cleveland will lay off workers in several phases beginning March 31 and running through the following year, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification received by state officials on Nov. 10.
Thirty-eight employees are slated to lose their jobs on March 31, followed by 27 layoffs on April 30, one on May 31, two on Sept. 30, and the final two on March 31, 2028. The WARN letter stated that the entire facility is expected to close.
Mueller Systems is a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Mueller Water Products Inc. (NYSE: MWA), a manufacturer whose products are used by municipalities and several industries to transmit, distribute and measure water. Mueller Systems is among 13 brands under its umbrella.
The company did not give a reason for the closure in its notice to the N.C. Department of Commerce. The WARN letter was dated Nov. 4, the same day that Mueller Water Products disclosed it had entered into an agreement to “transition” its Mueller Systems subsidiary to Zenner USA — a Texas-based manufacturer and distributor of utility meters. Zenner USA is part of Minol-Zenner Group, headquartered in Germany.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. An attempt to reach Mueller Water Products for more information was not immediately successful.
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