GREENVILLE – First Brands Group, LLC regrets to inform you that it will be permanently closing the entirety of the FRAM Greenville facility located at 851 Jackson St., Greenville.
As you may be aware, the Company is currently experiencing a period of financial distress and is in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
Nevertheless, the Company has gone to great lengths to maintain its operations. This has included pursuing a sale process as well as attempting to seek additional funding from numerous outside parties. However, under all of these circumstances, the Company has now made the difficult decision to close this facility.
The Company expects that 302 total employees will be affected by this closure. The Company expects that the closure will commence on April 30, 2026, and that 302 employees will be terminated effective on that date. At this time, the Company expects the closing to be permanent. Because this is a complete closure of the Facility, bumping rights are not applicable.
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of the job titles of positions to be affected, and the number of affected employees in each job classification.
Employees have been encouraged to contact the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services at 30 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-6282 to learn about available services, such as unemployment compensation information, job matching, funding for training, resume writing, interview preparation, and hiring events. Employees have also been encouraged to learn more about Unemployment Benefits by visiting the State’s website at https://jfs.ohio.gov/job-services-and-unemployment or by calling (877) 644-6562.
