Carlisle (manufacturer)
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Carlisle Companies, Inc. is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based diversified manufacturing company serving construction materials, commercial roofing, specialty tire and wheel, power transmission, heavy-duty brake and friction, heavy-haul truck trailer, foodservice and data transmission industries.
[edit] Company History
Carlisle Companies Incorporated began in 1917, when Charles S. Moomy opened Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to sell inner tubes to Montgomery Ward and Company. With thirty employees working ten-hour days, Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company began producing automobile inner tubes. The Company continued to grow and prosper through the 1920s.
With the Stock Market crash of 1929 and the beginning of the Depression, Carlisle Tire and Rubber, like most other companies during that era, found itself in a desperate struggle to stay afloat. Near the end of the 1930s, in order to avoid bankruptcy, Moomy turned all of his common and preferred stock over to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia which by then, as the largest shareholder, had control of the Company.
The end of the depression and the beginning of World War II forced changes upon the rubber industry. Japan cut off 95% of the natural rubber supply from the East Indies, forcing Carlisle, along with other companies, to seek other sources. In December 1945, Carlisle began to manufacture inner tubes using synthetic rubber.
Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company was purchased in 1943 by Pharis Tire and Rubber Company for $330,000. But significant losses followed and in 1949, the Board of Directors decided to liquidate the company. All Carlisle stock was distributed to the Pharis stockholders and the company was officially renamed Carlisle Corporation. During the 1950s and 1960s Carlisle began to acquire a variety of other companies diversifying their product mix to include roofing materials, insulated wire and baby food jar sealant rings. By the end of the 1960s, Carlisle was producing aerospace and electronic products, recreational tires, automotive accessories and brake linings as well as other divergent products.
[edit] History of Acquisitions
10/05 ArvinMeritor Equipment for the manufacture of off-highway braking systems
07/05 Zhejiang Kete Heavy-duty brake linings and brake shoes 07/04 Trintex Corporation Semi-pneumatic tires and wheels for lawn and garden and industrial markets
06/03 Flo-Pac Manufacturer of brooms, brushes and cleaning tools
10/02 MiraDri Waterproofing solutions for commercial and residential applications
08/01 Dayco Power Transmission Rubber belts and accessories for industrial power transmission applications
03/01 Connecting Devices,Inc. Designer and manufacturer of RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies
03/01 Wincanton Engineering Ltd. Cheese processing equipment for the European market
01/01 EcoStar, Inc. Manufacturer of premium steep-slope roofing products
01/01 Stork Friesland Evaporators and spray dryers for milk powder plants in the dairy and food processing industries.
01/01 Paramount Plastics Injection molded automotive components
01/01 Scheffers Equipment for dairy powder manufacturing
09/00 Red River Mfg. Manufacturer of custom trailers & related paving apparatus for highway construction & trailers for other hauling industries
07/00 Bontech Engineering Supplier of drying technology and plants to the feed, food, dairy, chemical, pharmaceutical and biochemical industries
07/00 Zimmer Corp. Evaporators that process milk, whey and their by-products; also specializes in the design of high-temperature, aseptic food processing & dairy wastewater systems.
06/00 UniTrek Company Specialty cable assemblies sold to OEM's in the wireless communications & electronic test & measurement markets 05/00 Process Controls Engineering Software & Control Systems for Cheese, Dairy, Food & Beverage Manufacturing
04/00 Titan Consumer Products Division OEM & aftermarket tires & wheels for lawn & garden, ATV & light-duty trailer markets
04/00 Extract Technologies Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Systems
04/00 Dura-Ware, Inc. Commercial cookware & servingware
02/00 Damrow Global equipment supplier of cheese-making systems 01/00 DynAir, Inc. HVAC air duct accessories
12/99 CRAGAR Industries, Inc. Specialty steel-based wheels
12/99 Marko International, Inc. Manufacturer of table coverings, table skirtings & accessories
11/99 Innovative Engineering, Ltd. Equipment supplier for cheese-making systems
06/99 Johnson Truck Bodies Fiberglass custom truck bodies for foodservice distribution
01/99 Global Manufacturers Stamped steel wheels for OEM & styled steel wheels for automotive aftermarket
10/98 Industrial Tire Products Tire & wheel assemblies for the off-highway replacement market
09/98 Quality Microwave Interconnects Precision cable assemblies
03/98 Vermont Electromagnetics Specialty coaxial cable assemblies & connectors
01/98 Hardcast Europe Adhesive & sealing products for European roofing, building & industrial tape markets
12/97 Zimmerman Brush Co. Industrial brushes for janitorial & sanitation markets
08/97 Tilden Corporation OEM lawn & garden tires & wheels
07/97 Conestoga Co. Canadian lawn & garden, trailer & agricultural OEM specialty wheels
07/97 Wheeltech Specialty wheel manufacturer
05/97 Neilson Wheel OEM lawn & garden wheels & tires
04/97 Overland Brakes Spring brakes used on air braked trucks, trailers & buses
02/97 Sun Coast Industries Melamine dinnerware
10/96 Hartstone Ceramic tableware, cookware & decorative kitchenware
10/96 Engineered Plastics Division of Johnson Controls Plastic products for automobile exteriors
08/96 Scherping Systems Cheese processing equipment
03/96 Intero/Unique Steel & aluminum rims & wheels for auto & trailer aftermarket
02/96 Insul-Foam Inc. Roofing products & fleeceback technology 10/95 Walker Stainless Equipment Stainless steel tanks for transportation of liquids & in-plant processing
09/95 Ti-Brook Dump bodies for trailers
06/95 Trail King Specialized equipment trailers
03/95 Thunderline Corporation Precision rubber products for transportation markets
01/95 Sparta Brush Specialized brushes & cleaning tools
06/94 Quaker Construction Products Commercial waterproofing & deck products
03/93 Goodyear Roofing Systems EPDM commercial roofing products 01/93 ECI Building Components Metal roofing & panels
10/92 Altec Remanufactured heavy-duty brake shoes
09/91 SiLite Incorporated Foodservice permanentware
08/90 Brookpark Plastics Non-proprietary compression molded products
08/90 BF Goodrich Off-Highway Braking Systems Dry disc brakes, valves & other components
11/89 Roofers Supply Inc. Distributor of roofing supplies
06/89 National Friction Products Specialty friction products for industrial applications
[edit] Joint Venture & Equity Investments History
07/00 Moodyparts Joint venture with Moody PLC to distribute OEM and alternative spare parts to dairy and related process industries
06/00 Icopal a/s Investment in a leading European roofing systems producer
03/00 Beijing Carlisle Waterproofing Single-ply roofing systems for the Chinese market
02/99 Shanghai Carlisle Stainless Equipment Fabricated stainless steel products for the Chinese food, dairy & pharmaceutical markets
11/98 Prism Technologies Automotive components
03/98 Hunter Panels Manufacturer of premium steep-slope roofing products
12/97 Lander-Carlisle Engineered automotive components
11/93 Carlisle Leasing International Worldwide leasing of ISO refrigerated containers
01/92 Pagid-Carlisle, S.A. Manufacturer of custom trailers & related paving apparatus for highway construction & trailers for other hauling industries
09/91 Jolly Tone-Carlisle Acrylic giftware for U.S. distribution
08/90 Japan Power Brake Off-highway braking systems for Japanese markets
