Six generations of the Verdin family have kept this Cincinnati company privately owned since its founding in 1842. Known for carrying old-world bell-foundry skills into modern community projects, Verdin has completed more than 55,000 installations worldwide and operates the only traveling bell foundry, bringing live casting events to communities across the country.
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Chris Erhart Foundry and Machine CoEstablished in 1854 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Chris Erhart Foundry and Machine Co. is a family-owned metalcaster that moved to Cincinnati in 1874 and is among the oldest ongoing family-owned metalcasters in the United States. It makes low- and medium-volume gray and ductile iron castings, specializing in jobbing and semi-production work for short runs, repair parts, and prototypes.CINCINNATI, OH
Monnig Welding CoFive generations of the Monnig family have carried this Cincinnati welding shop forward since Bernard Monnig founded it in 1876. Today, family- and veteran-owned Monnig Welding Co. serves commercial and residential customers, with a history that began in blacksmithing and grew into custom metalwork and facility maintenance. The company is also known for handling fire-escape repairs required for Cincinnati building inspections.CINCINNATI, OH
Schulmerich Bells, LLCSince 1935, Schulmerich Bells has crafted handbells and MelodyChime instruments, growing into what it describes as the world’s largest and oldest existing handbell company. Its artisans blend traditional bellmaking with technology, having produced well over a million handbells for institutions worldwide, while the company also refurbishes instruments under factory supervision and preserves a lifetime warranty on its handbells.339992GREEN LANE, PA
PCI ServicesFamily-owned and operated in Cincinnati since 1896, PCI Services designs, fabricates, installs, and maintains mechanical systems for commercial and industrial facilities. Four generations of Fennell family leadership have carried the company from its Newport mechanical-contracting roots into a regional contractor known for industrial piping, HVAC work, and in-house fabricated mechanical skids. Its Cincinnati operation includes a 55,000-square-foot fabrication and assembly facility, while its safety program reports a 0.62 EMR over the past decade.CINCINNATI, OH