They had 11 manufacturing plants and over 4,200 employees in 2004 and have operated as an independent unit of Masco Corporation, a Detroit building products conglomerate since 1985.
In 2004 Merillat and Duncanville, Texas based QualityCabinets joined to form the Masco Builder Cabinet Group.
On September 22, 2008, Masco announced that it plans to close the Adrian plant in early 2009, stating the following as its reason of closure: Given the unprecedented decline in new construction, however, more action is necessary.
Obviously this was a very difficult decision with a high level of emotion as Adrian is the original founding plant for the Merillat brand.
Rather, it is solely driven by deteriorating market conditions.Approximately 300 people will be without jobs when the plant closes.