Hubbell (company)
| Hubbell Incorporated
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| ISIN | US4435106079 |
| founding | 1905 |
| Seat |
Shelton , Connecticut ,
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| management | David G. North |
| Number of employees | 16,200 |
| sales | 3,390,000,000 US dollars |
| Branch | Electrical engineering |
| Website | www.hubbell.com |
| As of December 31, 2015 | |
Hubbell is an American manufacturer of plugs and lamp bases .
history
Hubbell was founded in 1905 by Harvey Hubbell II in Bridgeport , New England , after he patented the USA's first power plug in 1904 . Hubbell had previously invented a wrapping paper dispenser.
From 1901, Hubbell sold electrical accessories via catalog. In 1917 the catalog had 1,000 products. After the company's founder died in 1927, Harvey Hubbell III took over management of the company.
Harvey Hubbell III died in 1968, after which George Weppler became the first non-family CEO . In 1975 Weppler was replaced by Robert Dixon. He was followed by Fred Dusto (1983–1987) and George Ratcliffe (1987–2001).
Numerous acquisitions have been made since 1975. In 2009, Burndy was taken over by Framatome Connector International .
Brands (selection)
- Hubbell Electrical Systems
- Gleason Reel
- Hubbell Power Systems
- AB chance
- Anderson
- Burndy
- Ohio Brass
- Hubbell Lighting (HLI)
- Haefely Hipotronics
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leadership ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Form 10-K 2015
- ↑ Patent US774250 : Separable attachment-plug. Applied March 26, 1903 , published November 8, 1904 , Applicant: Harvey Hubbell, Incorporated, Inventor: Harvey Hubbell.
- ↑ Patent US424788 : Roll-paper holder and cutter. Filed August 5, 1889 , published April 1, 1890 , inventor: Harvey Hubbell.
- ^ Hubbell Incorporated History at fundinguniverse
- ^ Hubbell Reaches Agreement to Acquire Burndy®. In: Business Wire . July 22, 2009, accessed August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.hubbelllighting.com/
- ↑ http://www.haefely-hipotronics.com/
