July 24, 2018 (Lincolnshire, Ill.) – today announced that it plans to expand its Mansfield, Texas, presence with a state-of-the-art fulfilment distribution center to help accommodate extensive U.S. growth. The company will relocate operations from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Mansfield, increasing efficiencies in its order fulfillment and distribution management. At the same time, also will add new capabilities to its corporate office in Lincolnshire as the company expands space for the engineering, marketing and quality departments.
With the relocation of ’ distribution center, a new, state-of-the-art, 200,000-square-foot facility will be built near the company’s existing manufacturing facilities to accommodate its growing fulfillment and distribution needs. This new facility, which is planned to open in 2020, will allow to save on costs while streamlining its supply chain processes.
“By continuing to invest in our facilities and teams, can continue to offer the high-quality tools tradespeople rely on every day,” says Tom Klein, Sr., chairman of . “Our third Mansfield facility will provide more space to meet the increase in customer orders. This advanced facility will also offer the latest technologies in order to speed up our distribution process while efficiently meeting customer demands.
“Our growth also required us to expand our corporate office and grow our team even more,” Klein adds. “With this growth, will continue to introduce the most innovative tools on the market to meet the demands of today’s hardworking tradespeople.”
plans to maintain its other facilities in Fort Smith, Arkansas; Elk Grove, Illinois; Lincolnshire, Illinois; Bolivar, New York; and Trevose, Pennsylvania.
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Since 1857, , a family-owned and operated company, has been designing, developing and manufacturing premium-quality, professional-grade hand tools. The majority of Klein tools are manufactured in plants throughout the United States and are the No. 1 choice among professional electricians and other tradespeople. For more information, visit .
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