Rinnai America announced its soon-to-be-completed North American facility located in Griffin, Georgia. Rinnai is investing in product development for tankless water heaters, boilers, wall furnaces and more on US soil. Alongside business development, Rinnai will also play a role in the local economy by fulfilling 150 positions by early 2022. 

The nearly 200,000 square-foot manufacturing facility is being custom designed and built, and will become the technological flagship for the company’s operations and one of the most advanced plastics manufacturing facilities in the industry.

After completion of both expansions in 2022, the total Uponor North America building square footage will exceed one million.

When fully operational, the new plant will house additional ProPress production lines of various products and sizes.

Contingent upon regulatory permits and approvals, Navien’s current plans are to expand the existing facility starting in 2023, which will triple the footprint to nearly 900,000 square feet by 2026.

Fogarty brings more than 15 years of specialized industry experience to McGuire.

Crumbling infrastructure and workforce shortage are top concerns for industry.

The industry's job and pay gains outpace overall economy. Survey finds contractors plan to add workers, invest in training and technology in 2019 but expect difficulty in filling positions.