Stanley Black & Decker to Lay Off 300 Employees When New Britain Factory Closes
Tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker has informed state officials that the upcoming closing of its factory in its home city of New Britain will result in about 300 layoffs. The job cuts, affecting 287 workers at the facility at 600 Myrtle St., where tape measures are made, include approximately 110 in assembly positions, about 50 each in “major equipment” and “trim knife,” about 30 in maintenance, 12 in material handling and 10 in operations.
