Mayhew plastic firm plans expansion

Mayhew Basque Plastics, an injection molding company which produces plastic components for the pry-bars and screwdrivers built by its sister company Mayhew Tools, is moving to a new facility in Westminster, Mass.

Mayhew Basque Plastics, an injection molding company which produces plastic components for the pry-bars and screwdrivers built by its sister company Mayhew Tools, is moving to a new facility in Westminster, Mass.

Company General Manager Chris Salinas told Sentinel & Enterprise News that it was looking for better ways to compete with overseas manufactures in China and Taiwan.

"We've looked at many new products and there is still a lot of opportunity to bring Mayhew-manufactured products back to the U.S.," Salinas told Enterprise News. 

Mayhew Basque Plastics is moving it's 45 workers from it's Leominster and Clinton facilitates to the new location, which will close over the next few months, according to Enterprise News. 

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Vesna Brajkovic

Vesna Brajkovic

Associate Editor - Vehicle Repair Group

Vesna Brajkovic is a former associate editor for the Vehicle Repair Group.

Brajkovic has covered the transportation industry for a number of trade publications, with a focus on the vehicle maintenance and automotive aftermarket industries since 2016. Prior to that, she covered the global aviation industry as assistant editor for Endeavor Business Media's AviationPros.com, and held a number of editorial positions at an award-winning community newspaper.

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