MAJOR APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS

A. O. Smith’s water heater plant in Johnson City, Tennessee, is a 470,000 square foot facility which has become the first company facility—and one of the few facilities in Tennessee—to earn ENERGY STAR® certification. Building upon the company’s product line of energy saving appliances, the company invested to create the highest level of energy efficiency in its manufacturing operations. A.O. Smith is a shining example of the region’s appliance manufacturing sector.