Middle Tennessee company expands to Morristown

Summertown Metals officials announced the company will expand for the first time outside of Southern Middle Tennessee, locating additional distribution and manufacturing operations in Morristown. Summertown Metals will invest $22.6 million and create 170 new jobs in Morristown, bringing the total number of employees in its facilities in Summertown, Hohenwald, and Morristown to nearly 600. Founded in 2006, Summertown Metals is a Tennessee-based company that has expanded from a single building materials supplier into a quality, custom building materials distributor. The expansion to East Tennessee will allow the company to better meet customer demand, providing additional space for metal roll forming, both wood and steel truss manufacturing and warehousing and distribution.