Thread: NC: Co. closes plant moves jobs to Honduras

Delta Apparel closing textiles plant in N.C.
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Delta Apparel Inc. will shutter its textile manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, N.C., and consolidate the jobs to plants in North Carolina and Honduras.

The move will cut 107 jobs, the Duluth, Ga.-based clothing company said. The Fayetteville campus will continue to employ 550 associates in sewing, screen printing, retail packaging, distribution, and product and art development, along with all sales and administrative functions for M. J. Soffe.

Delta Apparel will consolidate textile production for its M. J. Soffe business, currently in Fayetteville, into its operations in Maiden, N.C., and its Ceiba Textiles facility in Honduras. The movement of production starts should be done by June 2009. The plant closing is expected to save Delta Apparel (AMEX: DLA) $1 million annually.

“These decisions are never easy especially when they affect associates who have been dedicated and loyal to our company,â€

What does this company make? What percentage of Americans do they hire? 1% , 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% 75%, 90%?????

Delta Apparel Inc. will shutter its textile manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, N.C., and consolidate the jobs to plants in North Carolina and Honduras.

Take any illegal alien Honduran nationals with you! Your products are cheaply made, that's why your sales are down.

https://www.deltaapparel.com/

Originally Posted by miguelina

Delta Apparel Inc. will shutter its textile manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, N.C., and consolidate the jobs to plants in North Carolina and Honduras.

Take any illegal alien Honduran nationals with you! Your products are cheaply made, that's why your sales are down.

I was thinking the same thing....take your illegals with you!!!

apparently....DELTA Apparel opened its plant in Honduras two years ago and now it's closing a plant in North Carolina and sending those American jobs to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Nice, real nice...what traitors...they better not get ANY stimulus funds.

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United States Of America : Delta Apparel begins offshore textile manufacturing initiative
August 18, 2006

Apparel company Delta Apparel Inc announced that the company plans to open Ceiba Textiles, a state-of-the-art offshore textile manufacturing plant.

The 300,000 square foot facility will be located in the Green Valley Industrial Park in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The facility will knit, dye, finish, cut and sew fabrics into apparel, primarily for the Activewear segment of the business.

The company expects the facility will be completed during fiscal year 2007 and production will begin during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. It expects production to build to 500,000 pounds per week during fiscal year 2008 and increase to one million pounds per week in fiscal year 2009.

Ceiba Textiles is expected to result in pre-tax savings of approx. $1 million in fiscal year 2008 and at full capacity is expected to result in pre-tax savings of $7 million annually.

The company expects the total capital investment in Ceiba Textiles to be approx. $25 million, which includes the cost of constructing the building. Delta Apparel will be leasing the building from the Green Valley Industrial Park. In addition to transferring some existing equipment from the United States to Honduras, it expects to invest approx. $15 million over the next three years in new equipment for the facility. The new capital is expected to be financed through a local Honduran bank.

Robert Humphreys, President and CEO said, "We are excited to be expanding our operations inHonduras. We are expecting healthy demand for our apparel products over the next several years and believe the opening of Ceiba Textiles will allow us to meet the ongoing needs of our customer base and improve our cost structure. We are focused on maintaining our competitive position and are committed to maintaining efficient, low-cost manufacturing operations."

Humphreys concluded, "Our record results released today are indicative of the strong demand in all of our product areas. As we look ahead, we continue to focus on initiatives that will grow our business, improve our margins, and maintain our position as a leading producer of high quality knit apparel."

Delta Apparel Inc, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, M J Soffe Co and Junkfood Clothing Company, is a marketer, designer, manufacturer and distributor of high quality branded and private label apparel.
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Originally Posted by vmonkey56

What percentage of Americans do they hire? 1% , 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% 75%, 90%?????

I'd guess 5%, in management only.

from legalatina:

Ceiba Textiles is expected to result in pre-tax savings of approx. $1 million in fiscal year 2008 and at full capacity is expected to result in pre-tax savings of $7 million annually.

Did the American government provide funds for the move? Think America before we buy.

There should be a list of companies that move off-shore so that Americans can ban these traitors if they want to.

And a list of all 3,000 districts in America with the businesses who are using E-Verify.