Target Industries

BUILDING PRODUCTS

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A central location, extensive transportation infrastructure, and a highly productive workforce prepared by one of the nation’s best training programs all make Clarendon County a perfect place for companies in the building products sector.

 

The county’s existing building products industry includes JW Southwoods (wood moulding and millwork products), Bear Park Models (modular homes), Freeman Millwork (window and door units), Grant Forest Products (OSB and engineered wood products), and Trimaco (paint sundries).

 

Location

Clarendon County is centrally located on the East Coast, roughly halfway between New York and Miami. We’re within a day’s drive of most major East Coast markets.


Infrastructure

Clarendon County is intersected by I-95, the main north-south interstate corridor on the East Coast.

I-20 and I-26 are less than 30 minutes away. The county is served by the CSX rail line, and the Port of Charleston is just an hour away.


Workforce training

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South Carolina’s readySC™ program provides customized training at no cost to qualifying companies. The program also offers recruiting, assessment, and management and implementation services to businesses creating new jobs with competitive wages and benefits.

 

The readySC™ program develops individual training programs to meet the requirements of each customer. Delivery options for training can include hands-on simulations of your working environment, virtual recreations, computer-based training, hand-held video delivery, one-on-one training and mentoring, and classroom training.

 

Examples of training topics include ISO 9000, Total Quality Management, Team Building, Supervisory Development Training, and Statistical Process Control.

 

Clarendon County workers are motivated and productive. South Carolina is a right-to-work state with one of the lowest unionization rates in the U.S., at 1.8%. Clarendon County’s unionization rate is 0.0%. But don't just take our word for it, click here to read testimonials from the employers and the employees.