Times Fiber Communications, a manufacturer of coaxial cables and other telecommunications equipment, will permanently close its Pittsylvania County plant by the end of October, laying off 79 employees.
Employees of the facility at 380 Tightsqueeze Industrial Road in Chatham will be laid off between Aug. 31 and Oct. 31, according to a June 29 letter that the company sent to state officials.
Of the 79 affected employees, 61 are listed in the letter as craft workers, while other positions include engineers, managers and supervisors. Thirty-eight employees are represented by the United Steelworkers union.
“Our plan is to provide as much support and assistance to the dislocated workers. These services will be shared with our employees over the course of the next few weeks,” Sarah Dwyer, group human resources director, said in the letter.
The letter did not state a reason for the closure, and Dwyer declined to comment on Monday.
The letter was sent to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or the WARN Act, which requires employers to provide advance notice of mass layoffs.
Times Fiber Communications is a subsidiary of Meriden, Connecticut-based Amphenol Broadband Solutions. The Chatham plant has been operating since 1973.
