Ames True Temper

Ames True Temper, Inc
Subsidiary
Industry Landscaping tools
Predecessor
  • American Fork and Hoe Co.
  • Ames, Baldwin, Wyoming Co.
  • Ames Shovel and Tool Co.
  • Baldwin Tool Works
  • Hubbard & Co
  • O. Ames Company
  • The Old Stone Forge
  • Pittsburgh Shovel Co.
  • True Temper Co.
  • Wyoming Shovel Works
Founded 1774 (1774)
Founder Captain John Ames
Headquarters Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Eugene C. Colleran (CEO and President of Home & Building Products)
  • Scott A. Wise (Director of Planning and Materials)
Owner Griffon Corporation (100%)
Parent Griffon Corporation
Website Ames.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Ames True Temper is a multinational corporation headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation.[4] Ames True Temper specializes in the manufacture of non-powered lawn and garden products.[1]

Brands

Ames True Temper currently owns the following brands:[4][5]

History

Formation

Blacksmith and pioneer Captain John Ames began making metal shovels in America in 1774.[6] Ames underwent a merger in 1931 including Baldwin Tool Works of Parkersburg, West Virginia, the Ames Shovel and Tool Company of North Easton, Massachusetts; the Wyoming Shovel Works of Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Hubbard & Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Pittsburgh Shovel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The result of the merger was called the Ames Shovel and Tool Company. The company was renamed the Ames, Baldwin, Wyoming Company in 1933. In 1952, it became known as the O. Ames Company.[3]

The Old Stone Forge of Wallingford, Vermont, founded in 1808, became the American Fork and Hoe Co. In 1949, the name was changed to True Temper. Ames purchased True Temper from the Huffy Corporation in 1999 to become Ames True Temper.[3]

Problems and Controversies

Ames True Temper Company closed its facility in West Virginia in September 2005, unable to reach a contract agreement with the United Steelworkers Union.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ames True Temper, Inc.: Private Company Information". Businessweek. Bloomberg. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Ames True Temper.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ames True Temper Collection". Stonehill College. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Griffon Corpopration -- Ames True Temper". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Our Brands". Ames True Temper. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ames - Our History". Ames True Temper. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
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