Hill & Smith Inc. is a Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturer of infrastructure and roadside safety products, formed in 2008 to expand its parent company Hill & Smith PLC’s HS Roads and Security operations into the United States. It developed Zoneguard, a portable steel barrier system, and now operates manufacturing locations across the country, focusing on transportation safety for road workers and motorists.
HighCom Armor Solutions, IncFor more than 25 years, HighCom Armor Solutions has been an American manufacturer based in Columbus, Ohio, where it produces ballistic protection for the people working on the front line. Its 63,500-square-foot facility supports worldwide distribution and time-sensitive supply needs for military, law enforcement, and first-responder customers.COLUMBUS, OH
Valtir, LLCValtir, LLC manufactures highway safety products and has been innovating roadway safety design since 1969. Formerly Trinity Highway, it became Valtir in 2022 and supplies roadway safety products across the United States and internationally, including water-filled barricades and crash cushions.LIMA, OH
Intellimar, IncFounded in 1996, Intellimar is a Maryland-based parent company that integrates perimeter-security solutions and manufactures physical safety products through its businesses Concentric Security and MaxiForce. Its roots are in industrial security, while its portfolio includes MaxiForce’s patented collapsible bollard, made in the United States. Intellimar employs more than 100 people and holds a GSA Federal Supply Schedule for force-protection and homeland-security solutions.SYKESVILLE, MD
Traffic Pro BedsFounded after its owner could not find a safer way to equip traffic crews, Frederick-based Traffic Pro Beds builds patented truck-bed systems and trailers for roadway work zones. Drawing on more than 30 years of professional traffic-control experience and over a decade of product development, the company integrates protected employee positions with organized equipment access and, where needed, automated cone deployment. Its Built to Save system was recognized in the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s 2019 Annual Innovation Award competition.FREDERICK, MD