BROOKS BROTHERS OPENS STATE-OF-THE-ART SUIT FACTORY IN HAVERHILL, MA

 On April 23, the 150-year-old Brooks Brothers men’s tailored clothing manufacturer opened its new suit and pants factory in Haverhill,   Massachusetts. 300 New England Joint Board members were saluted at the grand opening by Brooks Brothers President
Claudio Del Vecchio, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Joint Board Manager Warren Pepicelli.
Brooks Brothers invested $6 million in new plant and equipment, as contractor Southwick Clothing relocated from its historic Lawrence, Mass. facility to the new building.

The Joint Board cooperated with management in winning a $420,000 Workforce Training Fund grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Joint Board Manager Warren Pepicelli joins Brooks Brothers CEO Del Vecchio, Governor Patrick, and Haverhill Mayor for the ribbon-cutting.

Gains for members from the grant will include free classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), taught by instructors
from Northern Essex Community College. Workers will also receive “cross-training” in performing multiple operations, and technical training in operating computer-based workstations and in quality control for the $500 and up suits.

Governor Patrick joins a lineup of Joint Board members at the Grand Opening ceremony.

Some of the 300+ Brooks Brothers employees are attentive at the opening ceremony