Simpson Manufacturing Company

Simpson Manufacturing Company is an engineering firm and building materials producer in the United States that produces structural connectors, anchors, and products for new construction and retrofitting.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryBuilding material
Founded1956 (1956)
Headquarters5956 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, California, U.S.
Key people
Barclay Simpson
ProductsStructural ties, anchor bolts
Revenue US$1.14 billion (2019)
Number of employees
3,337 (2019)
SubsidiariesSimpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
Websitesimpsonmfg.com

The company was founded in by Barclay Simpson in Oakland in 1956, as a successor to his father's window screen company.[1] Simpson manufactured joist hangers and the company's subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. became a dominant producer of structural connectors in North America and Europe.[1] The company subsequently moved to Pleasanton and went public in 1994.[1][2]

References

  1. Sam Whiting, "Barclay Simpson, philanthropist and building supplies titan, dies", San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2014.
  2. Neil Henry, "Barclay Simpson: An Oral History", Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2012–13.


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