Kayser-Roth plant to close in Asheboro

 Kayser-Roth will be ending manufacturing operations at this location in Asheboro within a few months. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

ASHEBORO — Kayser-Roth will close a longstanding factory in Asheboro this spring, meaning the loss of 116 jobs.

The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice with the North Carolina Commerce Department last week and pointed out that workers had been notified.

In the notice to the state, Kayser-Roth CEO Gianni Orsini wrote: “Kayser-Roth has decided, after painful consideration, to cease operations at its Asheboro, NC facility. Ongoing cost pressures have led to a reconsideration of Kayser-Roth’s facility footprint and resulted in this decision.”

Based on Randolph County Economic Development Corporation records, Kayser-Roth – or its predecessors under other names – have had a presence in the county since 1911. The company has been at its current location at 515 West Balfour Ave. since at least 1993.

The manufacturing plant, which is part of the company’s nearly 26-acre venue, will close by the end of April. The tax value of the property is listed at more than $7.3 million.

The company, which produces underwear, socks and leggings, is based in Greensboro.

Information from RCEDC indicates that the plant closing will have a significant impact on the Asheboro community.

Kayser-Roth shuttered the manufacturing part of a Lumberton plant in 2023, with a loss of more than 130 jobs although a distribution center remains there. The company has a plant in Alamance County near the Burlington / Graham line.

NC Works Career Center in Randolph County has indicated that training opportunities will be available for workers who are put out of jobs. There also will be job fairs available.

No other information was available from NC Works.

With the Toyota Battery Manufacturing plant close to opening in the Liberty area, there are expected to be a growing number of jobs available in the region.

There has been recent information about job expansion related to Harbor Freight in Siler City. There were 30 job openings there.

On Kayser-Roth Corporation’s website, under the “Careers” section it points out: “We’re sorry but there are no open positions at this time.”

The Kayser-Roth closing comes about 18 months after Klaussner Furniture Industries exited Asheboro with the loss of approximately 800 jobs.f