CraftMaster to Open Third Manufacturing Facility

CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc. (CMI), a Chicago, Ill.- based manufacturer and marketer of interior doors, recently purchased a 277,740-square-foot distribution facility in Garland, Texas. The company says it will convert the building into its third door manufacturing facility and will manufacture its line of CraftMaster® Interior Doors in this location. The company anticipates installing state-of-the-art production machinery in early 2007 and plans to be fully operational in the second quarter.

"The Garland facility is a strategic expansion for CMI that allows us to meet the immediate customer demands in the southern and western United States, while also positioning us to achieve long-term growth plans for CraftMaster raised-panel interior doors," said Bob Merrill, CMI president and chief executive officer (CEO).

CMI and the city of Garland expect the new manufacturing plant to bring 60 new jobs in its first year of operation and 150 jobs by year four.