Morrison Tool & Fab has temporary layoff

Morrison Tool & Fab is one of this county’s great success stories and one of its significant employers. The business provides jobs for many people in this area, and like all local businesses I’ve always hoped it does well.

However, Morrison Tool & Fab hasn’t been able to establish firm roots outside the automotive industry and is therefore subject to the peaks and valleys of automotive production. In short, Morrison Tool & Fab recently had to lay off 75 to 80 of its employees, according to company owner Ron Wilson.

‘We expect everyone to be back at work in a few weeks,’ said Ron. ‘These are temporary layoffs that are part of our normal business cycle.’

Morrison Tool & Fab manufactures primarily automotive shipping containers, although Wilson says he is looking to diversify.

‘We are looking at other things,’ said Wilson. ‘That includes everything from four-wheelers to jet skis to golf carts so we’re not so much strictly automotive.’