Cabinet Manufacturer Begins Construction on $27 Million Plant in West Virginia

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) (Winchester, Virginia) has begun construction on a third manufacturing plant in Moorfield, West Virginia (Plant 1062277). The plant will manufacture wood kitchen cabinet components and distribute them to other American Woodmark plants for assembly.

Harman Construction Incorporated (Harrisonburg, Virginia) has been chosen as the general contractor for the $27 million project. Construction began early in the first quarter of this year and is being fast-racked to be completed by June of 2004. The 250,000 square foot plant is located on a 40-acre site in the Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park in Hardy County.

American Woodmark Incorporated operates thirteen plants in nine different states: Arizona, Georgia (Plants 1506747 & 1512498), Indiana, Kentucky (Plant 1057093), Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia (Plant 1500952), and West Virginia (Plants 1515284 & 1062297). American Woodmark is the third largest maker of kitchen cabinets in the United States. They supply cabinets to new construction and remodeling industries as well as retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's.