Frigidaire Webster City plant

Frigidaire Webster City plant
Operated1937–2011
Location
IndustryHome appliances
Products
Employees2,000
Area69 acres (28 ha)
Volume970,000 square feet (90,000 m2)
OwnerElectrolux

Frigidaire Webster City plant was a Frigidaire appliance manufacturing plant in Webster City, Iowa owned by Electrolux.

History

The plant was opened on October 13, 1937 as the Beam Manufacturing Company, which originally produced washing machines and the famous "Doodlebug" scooters.[1] Later in 1956, Beam Manufacturing was sold to the Franklin Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was later acquired by White Consolidated Industries in 1967 for approximately $21 million.[2][3]

In March 1986, Swedish appliance manufacturer AB Electrolux acquired White Consolidated Industries, including the plant in Webster City, Iowa.[4][5]

In early 2006, Electrolux announced that it will shift front-load washer and tumble-dryer production from Webster City, Iowa, to a new plant in Juarez, Mexico.[6] The Juarez, Mexico plant was opened in 2008.[7]

In October 2009, Electrolux announced that it will close the Webster City, Iowa, laundry manufacturing plant by early 2011, terminating 850 workers, along with another 50 in a smaller, satellite plant in Jefferson, Iowa to be closed by late 2010.[8][9] The Webster City plant closed on March 31, 2011, resulting in 500 job losses and shifting production to Juarez, Mexico.[10]

In November 2012, Electrolux announced it would shutter the last research and development and testing operations at its former Webster City, Iowa, laundry plant by 2013, eliminating 80 jobs and shifting development to its North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Patently ingenious". freemanjournal.net. February 18, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Franklin Manufacturing". United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "White Industries in Appliance Deal Agrees to Buy the Franklin Division of Studebaker". The New York Times. December 29, 1967. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Electrolux Offer of $47 Accepted". The New York Times. March 11, 1986. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "White Accepts $742-Million Electrolux Merger". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1986. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Electrolux line to change name". The Augusta Chronicle. February 15, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "90 years of leading innovations and design" (PDF). Electrolux. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Electrolux closed Iowa plants". UPI. October 24, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Electrolux plants in Webster City, Jefferson closing". Radio Iowa. October 25, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Electrolux plant in Webster City closes today". Radio Iowa. March 31, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  11. ↑ "MORE LAYOFFS: Electrolux Closes Plant Completely". WHO 13. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Electrolux moving last jobs out of Iowa". KCCI. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
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