Husqvarna has big plans for Nashville

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Husqvarna Group, a global manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, announced today it is expanding its operations in Nashville, Ark., with the construction of a 350,000-square-foot warehouse facility. Construction of the new facility will begin in the third quarter of this year, and is projected to be fully operational by the end of 2018, according to a company press release.

The facility will serve primarily as warehouse, staging, and storage, and will be located adjacent to the current manufacturing facilities in Nashville where chainsaws, trimmers, blowers, pole saws, and hedge trimmers are made for the Husqvarna, Poulan Pro, Jonsered, McCulloch, and Weed Eater brands.

Once the new facility is operational, the Nashville manufacturing footprint will total 874,000 square feet.

“This new state-of-the-art facility will help us improve our product/cost value position by optimizing warehousing and distribution,” said Jim Moore, Vice President and General Manager of sourcing, operations, and supply chain for Husqvarna Group’s Consumer Brands Division.

Once the new facility is operational, the company’s current warehouse operations in Shreveport, La., and De Queen, Ark., will be consolidated into the new facility. This will enable substantial improvements and operational efficiencies, company officials say. The new warehouse will result in the addition of several full-time positions, and Shreveport and De Queen employees, to the extent possible, will be offered employment in Nashville.

Husqvarna Group has more than 13,000 employees in 40 countries.