The Wing Group building life rafts, other gear at former Merita plant

The company relocated its Mustang Survival and Patten Company divisions to the North Jacksonville facility with a plan to grow its staff to 250 workers.

The Wing Group President and CEO Andrew Branagh said the company employs 182 at its Jacksonville plant and intends to grow to as many as 250 workers by mid-2024.
The Wing Group President and CEO Andrew Branagh said the company employs 182 at its Jacksonville plant and intends to grow to as many as 250 workers by mid-2024.
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A California-based manufacturer of military and commercial survival equipment took over a closed North Jacksonville plant for two subsidiaries, meeting several city targets for economic development:

Manufacturing; relocation and expansion; job creation; and, not a stated goal but an industry push, reusing a vacant building.

The Wing Group President and CEO Andrew Branagh relocated two manufacturing subsidiaries to Jacksonville’s former Merita bread plant in North Jacksonville.

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