Kohler Co. Announces Completion of Plumbing Products Warehouse

KOHLER, WI – Kohler Co., a international leader in kitchen and tub items, opened a state-of-the-art warehouse in Huntsville, Alabama, to support developing client demand from customers for its high-volume STERLING Vikrell bathtub and shower fixtures.

This greenfield build contains a full of 546,000 sq. feet and is situated in close proximity to Kohler’s present manufacturing plant, which generates STERLING Vikrell solutions that are popular between the nation’s prime one-family homebuilders, household advancement suppliers, and a wide variety of multi-spouse and children builders, plumbers, and remodelers.

“In the past, our enterprise has been constrained by a lack of warehouse storage, which challenged us in giving the degree of regular rapid supply our consumers count on,” stated Norb Schmidt, Senior Vice President-Kitchen & Bath Functions. “The new warehouse and increased stocking strategy will significantly lessen lead occasions and strengthen supply efficiency. We are happy to grow our existence in Huntsville and Madison County and lead to the neighborhood financial system.”

On Tuesday, May possibly 10, Kohler Co. leaders celebrated the warehouse completion with a ribbon-chopping ceremony on-site, which included enterprise CEO David Kohler, and Senior Vice President-HR, Stewardship & Sustainability Laura Kohler, along with Kohler associates, local officials and Burns & McDonnell, the design-establish contractor for the venture.

The Huntsville warehouse opening arrives on the heels of Kohler saying in February, the development of a next Vikrell creation facility and distribution center in Casa Grande, Arizona, which is set to be operational by August 2023 to assist the company’s rising customer foundation in the western U.S.