Manufacturing
Construction Polymers International Inc. – Dirk Benthien
Construction Polymers International Inc., or CPI, manufacturers polymer spray rings and distributes foam and spray equipment. During the last five years, the company has grown by leaps and bounds, increasing sales by a whopping 1,567 percent and its work force by 650 percent.
Coburn Inc. – Chuck Zimmerman
Coburn Inc. is a large format facility with the flexibility and technology to provide service and quality at a competitive price. For 40 years, the company has been a leading manufacturer of folding cartons, blister packs and point-of-purchase displays. Over the last five years, the company has increased sales by $5.34 million.
Cole Industries Inc. – H. Sean Fremon
Cole Industries Inc. provides custom-imprinted promotional products, logoed apparel and cleanroom disposables. The Green-based company, which was founded in 2002, has enjoyed incredible growth and success over the past five years. In that time, sales have increased by 134 percent and its employee base by 140 percent.
Falcon Industries Inc. – John Fitzgerald and Robert G. Taylor
Falcon Industries Inc. is a fabricator of custom-metal conveyor screw and auger flighting. In addition to flight forming equipment, Falcon has facilities and equipment in Ohio and Minnesota to fabricate, machine and polish components to custom specifications. The company built a new facility in Medina and increased sales by $5.4 million over the past five years.
Fire-Dex LLC – Bill Burke
Fire-Dex LLC manufactures protective firefighting clothing and emergency response apparel. Fire-Dex employs a lean manufacturing methodology throughout the organization. Fire-Dex distributors span North America, and exporters in the United States sell Fire-Dex products worldwide. In the last five years, the company has added 20 people and increased sales by $7.55 million.
PartsSource LLC – A. Ray Dalton
PartsSource LLC is the nation’s only multimanufacturer, multi-modality alternative parts supplier supporting both imaging and biomed parts requests for hospital equipment. During the past five years, PartsSource continued to grow, increasing sales by $65 million and adding 133 employees.
Shearer’s Foods Inc. – Robert J. Shearer
Shearer’s Foods Inc. manufactures and distributes award-winning snacks and does private-label manufacturing for customers. This year’s First Merit Legacy Award Winner has continued its growth by adding 316 people during the past five years and increasing sales by 146 percent in that same time period.
Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. – Rick Schultz
Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. sells surgical instruments and repair services to hospitals, surgery centers and veterinarians. In the past five years, sales have increased by more than 100 percent, and the company has added 31 people to its staff.
Venture Products Inc. – Dallas Steiner
Venture Products Inc. designs and manufactures the Ventrac product line of landscape and turf equipment. The company began in 1998 with a group of individuals who manufactured agricultural equipment. In the past five years, sales have increased by $5 million.