Whirlpool Corp. Opens its New, State-Of-The-Art Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor, Mich
April 30, 2012 at 11:30 am EDT
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Whirlpool Corp. officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor, Mich. The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a tour of the new offices. An investment of $70 million, the Riverview Campus is located at 600 W. Main Street in Benton Harbor and covers 245,275 square feet on an 11.9 acre site. The campus is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council and is seeking LEED Gold certification. Construction began on the offices with a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2010, as part of the company's plan to consolidate its 15 owned and leased facilities into three centralized office campuses. The three campuses now include the existing Administrative Center and Technology Center Campuses, as well as the multiple building Riverview Campus. The company also plans to retain its Hilltop South offices at 150 Hilltop Road in St. Joseph and the Harbor Town offices at 145 East Main Street, Benton Harbor. In addition, more than 80% of the products Whirlpool Corporation makes that are sold in the U.S. are made in the U.S. Whirlpool Corporation continues to invest in U.S. manufacturing jobs and $1 billion in its U.S. footprint from 2010-2014, including: A new $200 million production facility and distribution center recently opened in Cleveland, Tennessee, adding 130 new jobs to the existing workforce there; Acquisition of the former WC Wood facility in Ottawa, Ohio, adding nearly 400 jobs and bringing total employment in the State of Ohio to approximately 10,000, making it the largest manufacturing center for appliances in the U.S; A $175 million investment in the company's Clyde, Ohio laundry facilities which produce some of the most energy and water efficient laundry products available; A $20 million investment in its Amana, Iowa refrigeration plant to drive improved productivity and efficiency.
Whirlpool Corporation is the world leader of the manufacturing and the marketing of large domestic equipments. The group's products are marketed mainly under the Whirlpool, Maytag, JennAir, KitchenAid, InSinkErator, Yummly, Amana, Bauknecht, Indesit, Hotpoint, Ignis Consul, Brastemp and Acros brands. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners (31.7%);
- home laundry appliances (26%): washing machine and dryer;
- cooking appliances (25.6%): oven, microwave ovens, hoods, cooktops;
- dishwasher (9.2%);
- other (2.8%): mixers, toasters, culinary robots, etc.
The remaining net sales (4.7%) are from spare parts sales and after-sales services.
At the end of 2022, the group has 35 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: North America (58.2%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (20.4%), Latin America (15.9%) and Asia (5.5%).