| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Valencia, California, United States |
| Number of locations | 1 |
| Area served | United States Canada Europe |
| Key people | James Hale, President |
| Products | Rubber/Plastic Footwear Fabric Gloves |
| Employees | 72 |
| Subsidiaries | Ethel Gloves |
| Website | http://www.mechanix.com |
Mechanix Wear, Inc. is a manufacturing company headquartered in Valencia, California, that produces high performance work gloves, specialized footwear, and related items for use in the automobile, construction, and emergency services, segments, among others.
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Mechanix Wear "Original" gloves were first used in NASCAR during the 1992 Daytona 500 by the Richard Childress Racing Number 3 GM Goodwrench team. The company later became a team product supplier, contingency sponsor, NASCAR officials' product supplier, NASCAR aftermarket licensee and year-end award sponsor.
In 2002, Mechanix Wear began sponsoring the "Mechanix Wear Pit Crew of the Year" award. The NASCAR year-end award is determined by a vote of all NASCAR Nextel Cup crew chiefs. Past winners include: