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In 1916, Leviton moved its headquarters to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, [5] and in 1922 Leviton moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. [2] The company first began manufacturing wall outlets and switches in the 1920s. [3] In 1936, Leviton built a new manufacturing plant in Greenpoint that allowed the company to begin making pull chains. [3]
The company is the successor to both Arrow-Hart & Hegeman and Eagle Electric, both of which Cooper Industries had acquired. The Arrow-Hart brand is still used by Cooper Wiring Devices for some of their commercial products. Cooper Wiring's key competitors today include Hubbell, Leviton, Legrand and Lutron Electronics Company.
In 1916, Leviton moved its headquarters to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, [4] and in 1922 Leviton moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. [1] The company first began manufacturing wall outlets and switches in the 1920s. [2] In 1936, Leviton built a new manufacturing plant in Greenpoint that allowed the company to begin making pull chains. [2]
Other nearby in-county employers include Cessna Aircraft Division of Textron and Spears Manufacturing, a large producer of extruded PVC pipe products. [citation needed] Historic. Southwire Corp is a maker of stranded and solid core wire and acquired the Leviton Industries facility of American Insulated Wire in 2010. The plant was closed in 2014.
Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate.. He invented a version of the light-dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.
CooperVision, Inc. is a business unit of The Cooper Companies, Inc.. It is primarily a soft contact lens manufacturer. The company was founded in 1980, and its headquarters are in Pleasanton, California. Its products are sold in over 100 countries.
Prysmian S.p.A. is a multinational company with headquarters in Milan, Italy, specialising in the production of electrical cable for use in the energy and telecom sectors and for optical fibres. Prysmian is present in North America with 23 plants, 48 in Europe, 13 in LATAM, 7 MEAT, 13 APAC.
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