Acme United Corporation - Introduction

Introduction

1931 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, Connecticut 06825
U.S.A.
Telephone: (203) 332-7330
Fax: (203) 332-1588
Web site: http://www.acmeunited.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1982 as Acme Shear Company
Employees: 90
Sales: $43.4 million (2004)
Stock Exchanges: American
Ticker Symbol: ACU
NAIC: 332211 Cutlery and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing

Acme United Corporation is a publicly traded manufacturing company based in Fairfield, Connecticut, that is devoted to production in three product groups: cutting instruments, measuring devices, and safety products. The company has been involved in the manufacture of scissors since the 1800s and continues to make a wide range of scissors for the home, school, and office markets. Other cutting instruments include shears, guillotine and rotary paper trimmers, hobby knives and blades, utility knives, and medical cutting instruments. Acme United measuring devices, such as rulers, tape measures, and math tools, are marketed under the venerable Westcott brand name. Safety products include First Aid kits, biohazard response products, and over-the-counter medication refills. Acme United maintains a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina as well as facilities in Canada, Germany, and Hong Kong. The company's major customers are Staples, Inc., Office Max, and United Stationers, Inc., which, combined, comprise nearly half of Acme United's annual revenues.