FKI Launches Hickory Hardware®
March 3, 2006
PORTLAND, Tennessee – FKI plc – a major international diversified engineering group – has announced the launch of Hickory Hardware, specializing in decorative and functional hardware programs.
"The hardware industry has seen a great deal of consolidation as well as many new competitors over the years," said John Westendorf, Hickory Hardware president.
"To successfully compete in this arena, we will be combining the strengths of five great brands under the Hickory Hardware umbrella. This will allow us to offer some of the most comprehensive decorative and functional hardware programs in the industry, geared to satisfy the needs of our customers."
The five brands are: Belwith International, Ltd.; Faultless Caster; Keeler Brass Company; Madico, Inc.; Wright Products.
"We have a heritage of superior craftsmanship and design and we will build on those strengths as we move forward. Our goal is to become the recognized leader in the decorative and functional hardware market. We will do this by combining our foundational skills with a new commitment to low-cost, high-volume, market-driven programs," said Westendorf.
"The hardware industry has seen a great deal of consolidation as well as many new competitors over the years," said John Westendorf, Hickory Hardware president.
"To successfully compete in this arena, we will be combining the strengths of five great brands under the Hickory Hardware umbrella. This will allow us to offer some of the most comprehensive decorative and functional hardware programs in the industry, geared to satisfy the needs of our customers."
The five brands are: Belwith International, Ltd.; Faultless Caster; Keeler Brass Company; Madico, Inc.; Wright Products.
"We have a heritage of superior craftsmanship and design and we will build on those strengths as we move forward. Our goal is to become the recognized leader in the decorative and functional hardware market. We will do this by combining our foundational skills with a new commitment to low-cost, high-volume, market-driven programs," said Westendorf.
