Shuttered Claysburg Plant To See New Life After Three Years

A Claysburg manufacturing facility that had been dormant for more than three years will soon see new life, and new employment, thanks to a Bedford County manufacturer of construction machinery.

Rockland Manufacturing announced last week that it has purchased the former Harbison Walker plant at 2926 Quarry Road in Greenfield Township. Rockland holds over 40 patents and offers more than 200 products for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and construction machinery dealers worldwide. Rockland designed and built the first wheel loader rock bucket, which is the world’s largest dozer blade.

The...