Mullican Announces $15 Million Expansion of Johnson City Operations

Nashville, TN, August 4, 2016—Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, economic and community development commissioner Randy Boyd and Mullican Flooring officials announced yesterday that the flooring manufacturer will invest $15 million to expand its Johnson City, Tennessee operations and create 200 new jobs during the next five years.

Mullican Flooring will acquire a 126,000-square-foot warehouse, which it will use to store raw materials and finished products. The extra capacity will provide additional space at the company's Johnson City headquarters and production plant to meet increased manufacturing needs.

This expansion marks Mullican Flooring's fourth major growth initiative in Johnson City during the past 16 years.

Founded in 1985 as a manufacturer of unfinished solid hardwood flooring, Mullican Flooring moved its corporate headquarters to Johnson City in 2000. The company added prefinished flooring to its product line in 2003. In 2010, Mullican Flooring completed a $6 million expansion at its Johnson City facility that included additional production capabilities.

In 2012, the company completed a $12 million expansion project when it relocated its Johnson City headquarters and manufacturing operations to a larger, state-of-the-art facility on Woodlyn Road. That major expansion enabled the company to develop new product lines and shift previously offshored jobs to the United States.

Mullican Flooring plans to hire 50 to 80 new employees during the next year. Over the next five years, the company plans to invest approximately $15 million in equipment, buildings and working capital in Johnson City. Once completed, the latest expansion will nearly double the company's current employment base in Washington County.

The company operates three other manufacturing facilities in Virginia, New York and West Virginia. Mullican Flooring manufactures and sells a variety of prefinished and engineered flooring products through an extensive retail and distribution network across the U.S. and Canada.