Stanley Black & Decker to close Hampstead, MD factory and lay off 55 workers
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What we know
Location: Hampstead, Maryland, USA.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. filed a WARN notice saying it plans to close its underperforming Hampstead, Maryland manufacturing facility and lay off 55 workers. The WARN was filed with the Maryland Department of Labor on Aug. 19, and the company said layoffs are set to begin Oct. 23, 2026 and continue through the facility's closing by March 26, 2027. The company cited a steady decline in volume of materials produced at the Hampstead plant and said it will offer options for employment at other U.S. facilities, severance, and job placement support for impacted salaried and hourly employees. The closure affects powdered metal manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations at the site and is part of broader closures of underperforming facilities in the sector.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. cut 55 jobs in MD.
That is roughly 0.1% of the 50,500 people Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 8 layoff events at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. since October 2023, with 8 additional events known from news reporting.
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