Worthington Enterprises designs and manufactures building products, consumer products and sustainable energy solutions, with operations spanning the United States, Europe and Canada. From HVAC and construction systems to tools and outdoor-living products, the Columbus-based company brings together a broad portfolio of established brands under a people-first philosophy rooted in founder John H. McConnell’s Golden Rule. Its consumer-products heritage includes Bernzomatic and General Tools, whose hand torches and precision tools have served tradespeople and DIYers for more than a century.
Worthington EnterprisesWorthington Enterprises is a diversified manufacturer whose Building Performance and Trade & Specialty businesses make products for commercial and residential construction, professional trades, and consumers. Its operations include pressure-vessel manufacturing, building-system products, and consumer tools; the company also identifies its Austrian high-pressure-vessel heritage as dating to 1817 through heiserTEC.SPARROWS POINT, MD
Stanley Black & DeckerStanley Black & Decker is a U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of tools and outdoor products, engineered fastening systems, and industrial solutions. Founded in 1843, it has 50,000 employees, more than 100 manufacturing facilities, and a presence in 60 countries. Its brands include DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, Cub Cadet, Hustler, and Troy-Bilt.TOWSON, MD
Stride Tool, LLC (Imperial® brand)With roots reaching back to Imperial Brass Manufacturing Company’s founding in Chicago in 1905, Stride Tool makes Imperial® specialty hand tools for professional HVAC/R technicians and other service trades. Headquartered in Glenwillow, Ohio, the company operates a centralized manufacturing facility opened in 2004 and has expanded the Imperial line through acquisitions including northeast Ohio’s Milbar and Thermal Engineering. Imperial’s history is especially visible in its long-running tube-working tools and Milbar safety wire twisters, both made for demanding professional use.GLENWILLOW, OH
Lasko Products, LLCSince Henry Lasko opened a small metalworking shop in Philadelphia in 1906, Lasko Products has grown into a U.S.-designed manufacturer of home-comfort equipment, best known for its fans and heaters. The company says more than 100 million units have been sold worldwide, and its products now serve homes, offices, and worksites across the globe. Lasko also extends its air-comfort business through brands including Guardian Technologies, B-Air, BlueDri, and Air King.WEST CHESTER, PA