James Hardie Expands its Prattville Facility

GOOD NEWS - James Hardie expands its Prattville facility: James Hardie is a leading global manufacturer of premium building products with locations in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The company pioneered technology in fiber cement production since the 1980s and now is a leader in the manufacturing of fiber gypsum products as well through its ownership of Germany-based Fermacell, which it acquired in 2018.
A community’s ability to showcase large-scale, shovel-ready tracts of land to potential investors vastly increases its ability to secure jobs and capital investment at the local level. One of the factors that led James Hardie to Prattville, Alabama in 2017 for its facility is AdvantageSite status. AdvantageSite status allowed South Industrial Park in Autauga County to be marketed around the world. Factors consistent with all AdvantageSites include contiguous land space, large-scale utility capacities (including fiber internet), multimodal transportation, and the ability to accommodate a large amount of square footage. The public and private sector has embraced James Hardie’s presence in our state, which has led the company to announce in August 2022 that it will double its square footage and add 200 jobs to the Prattville/Autauga County location. We are thankful for James Hardie’s investment in the Prattville community and state of Alabama. #Our67
Dr. Nicole Jones
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