DIVISIONS
AKRON BRASS
Akron Brass is a market leader in the manufacture and sale of high performance fire-fighting equipment for fire truck manufacturers, public fire services and industrial facilities. Its products are designed to improve the safety and efficiency of personnel and equipment engaged in the suppression of fire. It operates in premises in Wooster, Ohio, sells through its own field sales force and through distribution to customers all over the world. It has a high share of the North American market for the products it sells and seeks to grow by broadening its product range and reaching new geographic and industrial markets assisted by appropriate acquisitions.
Akron Brass acquired Weldon Technologies in June 2005. Weldon is a US-based supplier of lighting and electrical control solutions to a number of specialist vehicle markets, including those for ambulances, school buses and fire trucks.