The site has become increasingly quiet with fewer truck movements as the redundancy process has rolled out and as the main driver in that area of Glenroi, there will no longer be that buzz once there are no more whitegoods to pick up.

The closure leaves two huge industrial sites without occupants - the factory and the nearby former saleyards site - and while the expressions of interest for the saleyards in 2014 yielded some inquiries, there were ultimately no takers despite the large area and future access to the Southern Feeder Road.

Electrolux management says there have likewise been no firm offers on the factory, despite rumoured interest.

While Orange is no stranger to innovation, with manufacturing recently diversified to include alpaca wool, grapeseed oil and bees, Orange City Council’s effort to rezone land around the airport for business and industrial purposes could mean demand for these two sites could fall again.

Vacant industrial land also remains at Narrambla. 

There are also the business people who have relied on Electrolux to consider, whether it be Wangarang employees or the corner store where a lot of workers bought their lunch.

Quite rightly, most of the attention has been focused on job losses and how to get people into other work once the factory shut down, with the state government offering a range of rebates for businesses to hire Electrolux employees and retraining packages for redundant workers.

But there is little doubt the factory’s loss will be felt outside its walls and for those invested in developing Orange’s economy, reanimating the area will be the challenge.