Seaman to expand Bristol operations

Seaman Corporation officials announced the company will invest $30 million and bring 58 new jobs by building a new 350,000-square-foot facility in Bristol. Located at Select Tennessee Certified Site Partnership Park II, the facility will be the company’s fourth location in Bristol. The expansion will allow Seaman Corp to better meet its customer demands for roofing, architectural, military and industrial coated fabrics while also adding new hot melt coating equipment. Upon completion of the project, the number of employees at Seaman Corp in Bristol will total at 170. Seaman Corporation has been in the industrial coated fabric and textiles industry for nearly 75 years. Today, the family-owned company has multiple facilities across the U.S. that manufacture and distribute Seaman Corp’s products globally.