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W.A. Brown reopening with 20 jobs to start

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By Shelley Smithssmith@salisburypost.com

W.A. Brown and Son has entered into a partnership that will allow the century-old company to reopen after shutting down in November, company officials said Thursday.

W.A. Brown, which makes walk-in coolers and freezers, reached an agreement Monday with Southern Stainless Equipment Co. of Waynesboro, Va.

Paul Brown, vice president and CEO of W.A. Brown and Son, said sales will begin next week and manufacturing will follow.

Brown said that for now, W.A. Brown will employ approximately 20 people. When the company closed, it laid off nearly 100 employees.

"We will start production in a very controlled mode," Brown said, noting that growth will be driven only by customers' needs.

W.A. Brown and Son walk-in coolers and freezers have been used in Las Vegas casinos, the stadium at the 2004 Atlanta Olympic Games and other major venues across the United States.

Southern States Equipment Co. has been in the industry since 1956, and, according to Brown, has a "common interest for growth within the industry and continued manufacturing and sale of quality products to all customers."

W.A. Brown will be contacting customers who ordered products built to certain specifications in the past and will be participating in future bid processes. "We're trying to capture all that is available to us," Brown said.

Brown said that over time, the new partnership will allow the company to offer more products to more customers.

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