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Scottish manufacturer seeking workers for new plant in Fletcher

By Lightning Reports, Published: September 26, 2022

Record demand from North American customers has led to a local expansion for Emtelle, a Scottish fiber cable maker that is making Fletcher its first U.S. location.

In operation since 1980, Emtelle is a global manufacturer of pre-connectorized, blown fiber cable that employs more than 700 people across seven manufacturing plants worldwide. The company has announced an expansion of its operations in a building in Fletcher owned by a sister organization, Mainetti Retail Solutions. The company has made significant investments into machinery and equipment and has an aggressive hiring plan.

With locations in Scotland, the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark, the company said its first location in the United States and will allow it to better serve North American customers. Through existing regional partnerships, Emtelle hopes to provide its first fully “Made in the USA” range of microducts, conduits, and eventually its full complement of product solutions for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) applications. Emtelle will co-locate with Mainetti at the facility in Fletcher.

“Our U.S. expansion marks a landmark moment for Emtelle," company CEO Tony Rodgers said. "With an estimated multi-billion dollars to be invested in fiber rollouts across the U.S. in the next five years, the new manufacturing facility in Henderson County ensures our customers across North America have access to our high-quality product range.”

“Henderson County continues to show itself as a community of choice, attracting companies from around the world," Partnership Chair Steve Gwaltney said. "This attraction is due, in part, to our strong and talented workforce, but also because of our strategic location to local markets."

Emtelle has begun the process of developing the space in Fletcher and will be hiring in the coming months to begin operations. Applicants can apply for open positions by visiting Careers at emtelle.com.