Rayovac to Integrate Remington, Reorganize

Rayovac Corporation plans to integrate Remington Products, LLC, which it acquired in September 2003, between March and December of this year. Remington’s worldwide operations will be absorbed into Rayovac’s existing North American and European business units.

Approximately 96 hourly manufacturing and 121 administrative employees will be laid off. Rayovac expects to provide severance packages to all employees not offered continuing employment, as well as outplacement services. Layoffs will begin at the end of March.

Lester Lee, former Remington North America president, is now president of Rayovac’s combined North American business unit in Madison,Wisconsin. About 100 new professional and administrative positions will be created there to be filled by either Rayovac employees or new hires. Another 30 jobs will be added to the Portage manufacturing plant. In conjunction with this, Rayovac will relocate its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia, this spring.