Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and utility solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Electrical Solutions and Utility Solutions. The Electrical Solution segment offers standard and special application wiring device products, rough-in electrical products, connector and grounding products, lighting fixtures, and other electrical equipment for use in industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities by electrical contractors, maintenance personnel, electricians, utilities, and telecommunications companies, as well as components and assemblies. It also designs and manufactures various industrial controls, and communication systems for use in the non-residential and industrial markets, as well as in the oil and gas, and mining industries. This segment sells its products through electrical and industrial distributors, home centers, retail and hardware outlets, lighting showrooms, and residential product-oriented internet sites; and special application products primarily through wholesale distributors to contractors, industrial customers, and original equipment manufacturers. The Utility Solution segment designs, manufactures, and sells electrical distribution, transmission, substation, and telecommunications products, such as arresters, insulators, connectors, anchors, bushings, and enclosures cutoffs and switches; and utility infrastructure products, including smart meters, communications systems, and protection and control devices. This segment sells its products to distributors. Its brand portfolio includes Hubbell, Kellems, Bryant, Burndy, CMC, Bell, TayMac, Wiegmann, Killark, Hawke, Aclara, Fargo, Quazite, Hot Box, etc. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.
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4 EVENTSThe Hubbell-Wiegmann plant has announced plans to lay off 110 workers by the year 2026 as part of its closure strategy. This decision comes as the company prepares for the facility's shutdown, which is expected to be finalized by the end of 2026. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring effort within the company, reflecting changes in operational needs. The specific reasons for the closure and layoffs have not been detailed, but the company is moving forward with its plans to discontinue operations at this location.
Hubbell Inc. will lay off 110 workers at its Wiegmann manufacturing plant in Freeburg, Illinois, as operations are transferred to Aurora, Illinois and Juarez, Mexico. The layoffs, which will begin Sept. 1 and continue through early 2026 per a WARN notice, affect shop employees including 98 members of the SMART union. Company motives cited include cost savings—management told shareholders workers in Juarez could be paid roughly $21 a day and projected $40 million in profits over 10 years—while union leaders call the move a betrayal of long-serving workers. The plant, which manufactures electrical enclosures and has operated in Freeburg for decades, is expected to have community and economic impacts; union and state officials plan to seek worker support programs and trade adjustment assistance.
Hubbell Incorporated is set to close its Metro-east plant, resulting in the loss of 110 jobs as some operations are being relocated to Mexico. This decision reflects the company's ongoing restructuring efforts and aims to streamline operations. The layoffs are expected to take effect immediately following the closure, which has been confirmed to occur in early October 2023. The move is part of a broader strategy to enhance efficiency and reduce costs amid changing market conditions. Employees affected by the closure have been notified, and the company is working to assist them during this transition.
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