Wyman-Gordon
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Wyman-Gordon is a company that designs and manufactures complex metal components. Founded in 1883 as a manufacturer of crankshafts for looms, it has a long history of making forged metal components, particularly for the aerospace industry. Wyman-Gordon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp., and is based in Houston, Texas. It has thirteen (13) plants in five countries, and employed about 2,500 people as of 2012.[2]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1883; 141 years ago (1883) in Worcester, Massachusetts |
Founder | Horace Wyman Lyman Gordon |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Complex metal components |
Revenue | US$752.9 million (FY 1998) |
Owner | Berkshire Hathaway (since 2016)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,500 |
Parent | Precision Castparts Corp. (since 2000) |
Website | www |
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Wyman-Gordon is now ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as a result of the latter company’s acquisition of PCC in January 2016.[3]