Phillips Tube Group Chooses Richmond!
Durbin Real Estate would like to thank Phillips Tube Group for choosing us to represent them on their first Indiana location as they aggressively expand into the Midwest Steel industry. This decision by Phillips will bring good paying manufacturing jobs to our very own Wayne County!
On July 29, 2020 - Phillips Tube Group, a welded steel tube manufacturer, announced they will locate a new facility in Richmond, IN after purchasing the former Matthews manufacturing building located at 401 Industrial Parkway in the Eastern Indiana Industrial Park.
During this long process, Phillips Tube Group, originally had their eyes set for their Indiana expansion to be in New Castle, IN, even having a building under contract. After long negotiations and having Phillips give us the opportunity to to showcase our great city, prime logistical location, as well as keeping an open mind to view one of our top of the line manufacturing facilities, Durbin Real Estate was able to establish trust with top leaders at Phillips that our city was and is fully capable to accommodate all their manufacturing needs.
Phillips Tube Group is an industry leader offering fabrication-ready tubing, including small diameter tubing with special coatings and surface modifications to withstand the most extreme conditions. Customers include Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Nortek and Lennox. The company plans to invest $8.2 million and hire 30 new full-time employees by 2024 paying an average hourly wage of $26.
For more information, you can also visit https://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2020/07/29/phillips-tube-group-bring-30-higher-paying-jobs-richmond/5534672002/ or www.phillipstube.com .