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Introduction

123 Main Street
P.O. Box 489
Bristol, Connecticut 06011-0489
U.S.A.
Telephone: (860) 583-7070
Fax: (860) 589-3507
Web site: http://www.barnesgroupinc.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1922 as Associated Spring Co.
Employees: 6,100
Sales: $890.82 million (2003)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: B
NAIC: 332116 Metal Stamping; 332611 Spring (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing; 332999 All Other Miscella neous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 551112 Offices of Other Holding Companies

Barnes Group Inc. serves diversified industrial markets throughout the world. It is the largest manufacturer of springs in North America, for example, and is a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts and services in the United States. Barnes also sells specialized aerospace parts and services. The company's rich history is illustrative of the Yankee ingenuity that built the American industrial machine. Barnes is organized into three business units: Associated Spring, Barnes Aerospace, and Barnes Distribution.

1. Introduction
2. Bristol Origins
3. Formation of Associated Spring: 1922
4. Public in 1946; NYSE-Listed in 1963
5. Global Expansion in the 1970s and 1980s
6. Turbulence in the 1990s
7. Acquisitions Path in the Late 1990s
8. Still Expanding After 2000
9. Principal Subsidiaries
10. Principal Operating Units
11. Principal Competitors
12. Further Reading
13. Copyright Page
14. About Page