PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

4.          PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023
Land and improvements	$	22,159	$	19,596
Buildings and improvements		86,567		86,346
Machinery and equipment		88,367		86,250
Furniture and fixtures		13,785		13,560
Software costs		14,407		11,806
Total property, plant and equipment, gross		225,285		217,558
Less accumulated depreciation		(109,517)		(102,486)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	115,768	$	115,072

For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was $3.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was $7.0 million and $6.4 million, respectively.