SPIG Industry lays off 14 workers

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – SPIG Industry (Safety Products & Innovations in Guardrail) said in a statement Tuesday that 14 people were laid off on Friday.

The company released the following statement:

“SPIG Industry acknowledges the necessity of having to send out lay-off notices to 14 people on the production side of SPIG Industry this past Friday, April 21^st, due to lack of work.  The past service and dedication of each of the layed-off individuals to SPIG Industry does not go unnoticed.  These lay-offs should not be more than a few weeks and call-backs will occur when work picks back up, as was stated in the lay-off notices.”

SPIG, a guardrail manufacturer, is located in Bristol, Virginia, and serves the East Coast and Midwest, according to the company’s website.