NorWesCo to close Fife plant, lay off 54 workers
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed August 14, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Fife, Washington (Permanent County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 14, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
NorWesCo filed a Worker Adjustment and Training Notification saying it will permanently close its Fife facility at 3011 70th Ave. E. and transfer work to other sites. The planned closure will result in 54 employees being laid off starting Oct. 16 and continuing through Dec. 14 depending on position; 43 of those workers are represented by Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 66. The company cited the facility's lease expiring as the reason for the shutdown. NorWesCo is owned by Gibraltar Industries and produces construction materials such as roofing and drywall products.
Norwesco disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on August 14, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Norwesco since October 2026, including 54 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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