Posted on 08/05/2017 4:03:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Peachtree City headquarters of a Japanese appliance maker will create 150 jobs in a $69 million plant slated for Griffin.
The company’s first U.S. manufacturing plant could result in as many as 300 jobs over the next 10 years, according to Gov. Nathan Deal.
Rinnai, a subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation, is headquartered in Peachtree City. Based in Nagoya, Japan, Rinnai Corporation has a network of 20 branches and 86 sales offices in 13 countries across the globe.
“Georgia’s economic prosperity is a result of strong partnerships and collaboration with industry leaders from around the world,” said Deal. “Georgia is the gateway to the Southeastern market and beyond, and I am confident our skilled workforce and extensive manufacturing capabilities will support Rinnai in future growth.”
The state organized a trade mission to Japan to establish new economic partnerships, reinforce existing ties and promote Georgia as the top destination for business.
"We are excited to bring manufacturing and jobs to Griffin, Georgia," said Frank Windsor, chief operating officer of Rinnai America Corporation. "Our corporate philosophy is ‘quality is our destiny’. Rinnai will maintain strict manufacturing guidelines and quality control operations at our new U.S. manufacturing facility.”
The new facility will support the manufacturing of tankless water heaters, Rinnai’s top selling U.S. product. New jobs created will include positions in manufacturing.
The gas operated ones, yes. The electric ones are super inefficient. Unless you live in the extreme deep south, where they are just inefficient.
Lots of debate on it. If you do live in a cold climate, beware of (very) “cold slugs” of ice-cold water, should you shut off your flow for a moment in the shower.
Basically, the water heater needs about 3 seconds of flow before it ignites its burner. So you wait for your hot water, get in the shower, drop the soap, shut off the water to pick up the soap, then turn the water back on.
The water comes on nice and warm, you feel, great...but your Renni just let a quart or so of ice cold water through, before firing up again. So that ice-cold water is racing to you...and then boom!...you got stung.
Just one of the drawbacks...
I have one in my Alaska house. I have no complaints, but if you run too many appliances at the same time it can reduce water temperature. For us it’s very rare to run the dishwasher, washing machine and one or two showers at the same time. One benefit is that we have hot water right away after returning from a long trip, because I shut the water off. Our Arizona winter house has a standard water heater and it takes several hours to heat the tank back up.
Was an old cotton-textiles mill/ railroad town until most of the cotton mills closed-down and were even razed.
Now, lots of ghetto neighborhoods with drugs, dirt driveways and some very wasted houses built back in the mills heydays.
Still, got the Made-in-U.S.A. 1888 cotton towel company, University of Georgia Agriculture Extension-Research campus and Southern Crescent Technical Center [which turns out EMT's like myself].
Enough of an educated-technical work force to draw from.
Rinnai used to be on Paul Harvey as a sponsor...
I have one!! It is great.
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