Scott Fetzer Company

Scott Fetzer Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
PredecessorGeorge H. Scott Machine Co., Scott & Fetzer Machine Co., Scott & Fetzer Co.
Founded1914
FounderGeorge H. Scott and Carl S. Fetzer
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kenneth Semelsberger
    (Chairman)
  • Robert McBride
    (President and CEO)
  • Vince Nardy
    (COO)
  • Ralph Schey
    (CEO)
RevenueOver $500 million (2020)[1]
OwnerWarren Buffett
Number of employees
2,159 (2019)
ParentBerkshire Hathaway
SubsidiariesMeriam Process Technologies, Scottcare Corporation, Northland Motor Technologies, Scott Laboratories, Wayne Combustion Systems, CWP Technologies, SFEG, Arbortech, SFZ International, United Consumer Financial Services
Websitescottfetzer.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
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The Scott Fetzer Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is an American diversified manufacturer and marketer of products for the home, family, and industry comprising 33 brands, headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.[5]

The company was founded by George H. Scott and Carl S. Fetzer in 1914[6] as a machine shop under the name George H. Scott Machine Co.; the name changed to Scott & Fetzer Machine Co. in 1917 and again in 1919 to Scott & Fetzer Co. In early 1986, Berkshire Hathaway acquired the company for about $400 million.[7]

Through its various brands, the company offers home cleaning systems, air compressors, paint sprayers, generators, pressure washers, educational products, electric motors, commercial truck and forestry equipment, cleaning products, patient monitoring equipment, and knives.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Report on Scott Fetzer's Revenue, Growth, SWOT Analysis & Competitor Intelligence - IncFact".
  2. ^ "The Scott Fetzer Company". The Scott Fetzer Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Scott Fetzer Co". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Berkshire Hathaway 2019 Annual Report - Operating Companies (Page 139 (A-1))" (PDF). Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. February 22, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Scott Fetzer Company Brand Portfolio". The Scott Fetzer Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bid for Scott & Fetzer Made". The New York Times. April 16, 1984. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Stevenson, Richard (October 30, 1985). "Berkshire to Buy Scott & Fetzer". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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