LYNNWOOD – A plant that manufactures retail checkout systems will close later this year, eliminating 52 jobs.
Work done at the Reynolds plant at 5720 204th St. SW in Lynnwood will be moved to Jackson, Tenn., where the company has another facility.
Reynolds will relocate its Tennessee plant into a larger building and upgrade its equipment there as a result of the consolidation.
“The plant realignment plan comes after an extensive review of current and anticipated future equipment requirements of Reynolds customers and the geographic realities of retail expansion in the U.S.,” according to a statement released by Reynolds parent, Selkirk Industries LLC.
Lou Soumas, executive vice president of Selkirk, said the manufacturing work at the Lynnwood plant will probably wind down in late June. He added that some office functions could continue into the fall.
Soumas said the company offered its employees similar jobs in Tennessee or Georgia. So far, about six employees have agreed to move.
Originally founded in the 1940s in Seattle, Reynolds makes cabinetry and components for supermarket checkout stations. The company established its Lynnwood plant in the early 1970s, while the Tennessee plant opened during the 1980s.
Over the past several years, as Reynolds’ national presence has grown, the percentage of shipments from the Tennessee plant has increased, according to Selkirk, which bought Reynolds six years ago.
Selkirk Industries is a subsidiary of Cinnabar Solutions of Winston-Salem, N.C.
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