Gaylord Plastics Plant Gets Lifeline As Husco Swoops In, 130 Jobs Saved

After weeks of nail-biting in Gaylord, longtime auto supplier Mayfair Plastics has a new owner and a future that, at least on paper, looks very familiar. Waukesha-based Husco is buying the injection-molding shop, keeping the Mayfair name on the door, the factory running, and roughly 130 local jobs in place.

Deal Keeps Factory And Workforce Intact

According to Husco, the Gaylord plant will remain Mayfair Plastics, operating out of the same manufacturing facility with its full workforce intact. The company’s announcement says Mayfair runs 77 molding machines across more than 85,000 square feet of automated production and employs about 130 people.

For a business that has been turning out plastic components for the auto industry since 1952, the deal reads less like a shakeup and more like a promise to keep the machines humming in Otsego County.

Why Husco Bought Mayfair

Todd Zakreski, president of Husco’s automotive division, said in a press release that the acquisition gives Husco in-house plastics design and manufacturing capacity, just as plastic components are showing up in more parts of modern vehicles.

Local Reaction And Next Steps

As reported by the Petoskey News-Review, Mayfair president Scott Weir called the combination an opportunity to grow without sacrificing the plant’s roots in Gaylord, saying the deal will create incredible opportunities for continued growth while keeping jobs in town. That report also notes that the financial terms of the sale were not disclosed and that full integration into Husco is expected by the end of Husco’s fiscal 2026.

Industry Context

According to Interplas Insights, Husco has been a Mayfair customer since 2021 and the two have already collaborated on molding solutions for transmission solenoids. Industry coverage frames the purchase as part of a broader push by auto suppliers to beef up plastics capabilities and pull more production into regional, US-compliant supply chains.

As reported by 9&10 News, new projects at Mayfair are slated to start right away, with full integration into Husco targeted by the end of Husco’s fiscal 2026. For Gaylord, that translates into a key manufacturer staying put and a legacy employer keeping its familiar name on the building, even as its ownership and ambitions get a major upgrade.