Long-time Reading Manufacturer to Close, Impacting 130 Employees
(Reading, PA) - Long-time building material supply company C.H. Briggs says it will soon be closing. The Reading company has been in business more than 55 years. The closure impacts 130 employees across five locations in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. The company's chairwoman says they made every attempt to avoid shutting down the company. She cites changes in supply chains as the reason for the closure.