# Trane to close Lexington HVAC plant by end of 2019, laying off 600 workers

Trane announced it will close its Lexington, Kentucky HVAC plant by the end of 2019, laying off 600 hourly workers. Production will be consolidated to its Columbia, South Carolina plant, where Trane plans to hire more than 750 employees.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2018-10-04
- Where: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Jobs: -600
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial HVAC products
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Trane](https://endata.com/companies/1904.md)
- [Ingersoll Rand](https://endata.com/companies/1905.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kentucky.com](https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article219500765.html), 2018-10-04: "Trane officials announced Thursday that it is closing its operation in Lexington by the end of 2019."
- [wdrbwave.com](https://www.wdrbwave.com/2018/10/04/trane-close-lexington-plant-jobs-affected/), 2018-10-04: "The Trane plant in Lexington will be shutting down."

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