Modine Announces Plans to Close Gailtal, Austria Manufacturing Facility

RACINE, Wis., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, today announced its intention to close its manufacturing facility in Gailtal, Austria. The closure is expected to impact approximately 142 employees. This action reflects Modine's proactive focus on consistently strengthening its business by reducing excess capacity and by operating scale production facilities across the globe.

The Gailtal, Austria plant historically made coils for a variety of end markets and had annual sales of approximately €20 million.  Modine will provide the affected employees severance benefits and work closely with the local government and works councils to meet all local regulations and to find the best solution for affected employees. 

"Making the decision to close a facility is never easy,"  said Dennis Appel, Vice President, Commercial and Industrial Solutions.  "However, our Strengthen, Diversify and Grow strategy remains a core foundational element of our business, and as a result, we continue to look for opportunities to reduce excess capacity.  We have therefore made the difficult decision to consolidate our European operations by closing our manufacturing facility in Gailtal, Austria.   Further,  we are committed to making the transition as seamless as possible for our customers and to assisting our affected employees during the transition."

About Modine
Modine, with fiscal 2017 revenues of $1.5 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling components, original equipment products, and systems to diversified global markets through its three complementary business units:  Vehicular Thermal Solutions (VTS); Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS); and Building HVAC Systems (BHVAC).  Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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