Indiana-based manufacturer Philips
Products Inc. is ceasing operations, a move that will put 675 people
out of work at plants in six states.
The closure will cost 250 jobs in its
headquarters city of Elkhart, which has seen its unemployment rate
reach about 18 percent with the collapse of the RV industry.
The company says demand had
declined for the windows and doors it made mostly for the recreational
vehicle and manufactured housing industries. Its parent company,
London-based Tomkins PLC, said it had tried for 15 months to find a
buyer for Philips Products.
The company’s other operations include a 125-worker plant in Stayton, Ore.
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