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Danafilms Chosen Top
Industry at Banquet
(December 8, 2011) Franklin, Kentucky
Danafilms was named the Industry of the Year by the Franklin-Simpson
Industrial Authority at its annual banquet Tuesday.
Danafilms, which located here 11 years ago, doubled the size of its
plant and workforce, completing a $12 million expansion announced last
year in 2011.
Pictured are Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet Deputy
Commissioner, Joe Kelly, (right), Presenting the award to Danafilms
President, Alan Simoncini (left).
(click on photo for larger view)
A
sell out crowd of members of the Franklin community gathered Tuesday
to celebrate the successes in industrial, service industry and
business economic development in 2011.
In addition, 11 other new or expanding
industries were recognized at the industrial authority banquet. They
are Premium Services, Hammond Trucking, Kenneth Simpson (spec
building), Danafilms, Worldwide Technologies, Berry Plastics, Kentucky
Downs, Hail & Cotton, Luvata, Franklin Precision Industry and Harman.
“We are very pleased with the economic
development that has taken place in Franklin-Simpson County this year
despite the slow economy that still prevails throughout the United
States. Our new and existing businesses and industries have created
over 600 new jobs and brought $32 million dollars in investments to
our community,” Simpson County Judge/Executive Jim Henderson said. “We
want to thank each of these businesses for the much needed jobs they
have created for our area during 2011.”
The Industry of the Year award is given to
industries not only for their jobs and investments but for their
community service as well. Some of the past winners of this award have
been Berry Plastics, Franklin Precision Industry, Key Oil Company,
Luvata, and Harman Automotive. Last year’s winner was a major service
industry, Charles Deweese Construction Co., which is headquartered in
Franklin.
Danafilms was founded 31 years ago in
Massachusetts by Sherm Olson. For many years, the company produced
extruded blown films from their one facility in Westborough, Mass.
In the year 2000, Danafilms opened a
second state-of-the-art 47,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in
the Wilkey North Industrial Park in Franklin. In 2010, the Franklin
facility was expanded to 110,000 square feet. In 2011, it was
announced that the company would add 25 additional employees, doubling
its workforce. The expansion on the company’s 25-acre site represented
a $12 million investment.
The Franklin facility serves the south and
mid-west region of the country. Danafilms products include lamination,
label lidding and barrier films. Its principal customers are the food,
beverage, pet food and landscaping industries.
Danafilms is ISO certified and produces
mono and multi-layer co-extruded film.
In January 2011, Danafilms was acquired by
RKW, a leading European manufacturer headquartered in Germany.
“RKW provides Danafilms the ability to
better serve the North American market with plastic film,” said
presenter Deputy Commission Joe Kelly from the Kentucky Economic
Development Cabinet. “The city of Franklin and the state of Kentucky
are greatly honored to have a company like Danafilms located in the
Commonwealth. Not only do they provide jobs but are also involved in
supporting various community organizations.
President of Danafilms, Alan Simoncini,
who is based in Massachusetts, accepted the Industry of the Year
Award. Franklin Plant Manager Dan Lowdermilk was presented an honor as
one of the new or expanding industries.
“Congratulations on the success that you
have had in Franklin and congratulations to Danafilms on being named
Industry of the Year,” Kelly told the crowd.
County Judge/Executive Henderson honored
Danafilms and many other new and expanding businesses in Franklin
during 2011.
For more information please contact Dennis Griffin at 270-586-4477 or
by email at
fsindustry@bellsouth.net.
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