C.E. Thurston & Sons, Inc.

C.E. Thurston & Sons Inc. was founded in 1919 as a contracting services provider. The company began as a small distribution business for mechanical packing manufacturers, and expanded into insulation, marine and cold storage contracting. In 1949, the company was incorporated as C.E. Thurston & Sons, Inc., headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The company provided materials […]

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Bondex International, Inc.

History:  Bondex International was founded in 1959 by its parent company, the Reardon Company, when it registered Bondex’s trademark.  The company is located in Medina County, Ohio.   In 1966, the Reardon Company was acquired by Republic Powdered Metals, more commonly known as RPM, Inc.  RPM, Inc.’s name was changed to SPHC in 2010 prior to […]

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Crane Company

Crane Co. is a publicly traded company founded in 1855 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Crane was one of the leading manufacturers of bathroom fixtures in the United States until it sold off that division in 1990.  Today Crane is a holding company operating four business segments, each of which designs and manufactures highly engineered […]

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