Carlisle Companies, Inc. (NYSE: CSL) is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based diversified manufacturing company serving construction materials, commercial roofing, specialty tire and wheel, power transmission, heavy-duty brake and friction, heavy-haul truck trailer, foodservice and data transmission industries. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ...

Company History

Carlisle Companies Incorporated began in 1917, when Charles S. Moomy opened Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to sell inner tubes to Montgomery Ward and Company. With thirty employees working ten-hour days, Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company began producing automobile inner tubes. The Company continued to grow and prosper through the 1920s. Coordinates , Government County Cumberland County Founded 1751 Mayor Kirk R. Wilson Geographical characteristics Area     City 14. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Montgomery Ward (later known as Wards) was an American department store chain, founded as the worlds first mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward. ...

With the Stock Market crash of 1929 and the beginning of the Depression, Carlisle Tire and Rubber, like most other companies during that era, found itself in a desperate struggle to stay afloat. Near the end of the 1930s, in order to avoid bankruptcy, Moomy turned all of his common and preferred stock over to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia which by then, as the largest shareholder, had control of the Company. Crowd gathering on Wall Street. ... The Great Depression was a time of economic down turn, which started after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ... Federal Reserve Districts The United States Federal Reserve System consists of twelve Federal Reserve Banks, each responsible for a particular district, and some with branches. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ...

The end of the depression and the beginning of World War II forced changes upon the rubber industry. Japan cut off 95% of the natural rubber supply from the East Indies, forcing Carlisle, along with other companies, to seek other sources. In December 1945, Carlisle began to manufacture inner tubes using synthetic rubber. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Latex being collected from a tapped rubber tree Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky colloidal suspension (known as latex) in the sap of several varieties of plants. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and...

Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company was purchased in 1943 by Pharis Tire and Rubber Company for $330,000. But significant losses followed and in 1949, the Board of Directors decided to liquidate the company. All Carlisle stock was distributed to the Pharis stockholders and the company was officially renamed Carlisle Corporation. During the 1950s and 1960s Carlisle began to acquire a variety of other companies diversifying their product mix to include roofing materials, insulated wire and baby food jar sealant rings. By the end of the 1960s, Carlisle was producing aerospace and electronic products, recreational tires, automotive accessories and brake linings as well as other divergent products.

History of Acquisitions

10/05 ArvinMeritor Equipment for the manufacture of off-highway braking systems

07/05 Zhejiang Kete Heavy-duty brake linings and brake shoes 07/04 Trintex Corporation Semi-pneumatic tires and wheels for lawn and garden and industrial markets

06/03 Flo-Pac Manufacturer of brooms, brushes and cleaning tools

10/02 MiraDri Waterproofing solutions for commercial and residential applications

08/01 Dayco Power Transmission Rubber belts and accessories for industrial power transmission applications

03/01 Connecting Devices,Inc. Designer and manufacturer of RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies

03/01 Wincanton Engineering Ltd. Cheese processing equipment for the European market

01/01 EcoStar, Inc. Manufacturer of premium steep-slope roofing products

01/01 Stork Friesland Evaporators and spray dryers for milk powder plants in the dairy and food processing industries.

01/01 Paramount Plastics Injection molded automotive components

01/01 Scheffers Equipment for dairy powder manufacturing

09/00 Red River Mfg. Manufacturer of custom trailers & related paving apparatus for highway construction & trailers for other hauling industries

07/00 Bontech Engineering Supplier of drying technology and plants to the feed, food, dairy, chemical, pharmaceutical and biochemical industries

07/00 Zimmer Corp. Evaporators that process milk, whey and their by-products; also specializes in the design of high-temperature, aseptic food processing & dairy wastewater systems.

06/00 UniTrek Company Specialty cable assemblies sold to OEM's in the wireless communications & electronic test & measurement markets 05/00 Process Controls Engineering Software & Control Systems for Cheese, Dairy, Food & Beverage Manufacturing

04/00 Titan Consumer Products Division OEM & aftermarket tires & wheels for lawn & garden, ATV & light-duty trailer markets

04/00 Extract Technologies Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Systems

04/00 Dura-Ware, Inc. Commercial cookware & servingware

02/00 Damrow Global equipment supplier of cheese-making systems 01/00 DynAir, Inc. HVAC air duct accessories

12/99 CRAGAR Industries, Inc. Specialty steel-based wheels

12/99 Marko International, Inc. Manufacturer of table coverings, table skirtings & accessories

11/99 Innovative Engineering, Ltd. Equipment supplier for cheese-making systems

06/99 Johnson Truck Bodies Fiberglass custom truck bodies for foodservice distribution

01/99 Global Manufacturers Stamped steel wheels for OEM & styled steel wheels for automotive aftermarket

10/98 Industrial Tire Products Tire & wheel assemblies for the off-highway replacement market

09/98 Quality Microwave Interconnects Precision cable assemblies

03/98 Vermont Electromagnetics Specialty coaxial cable assemblies & connectors

01/98 Hardcast Europe Adhesive & sealing products for European roofing, building & industrial tape markets

12/97 Zimmerman Brush Co. Industrial brushes for janitorial & sanitation markets

08/97 Tilden Corporation OEM lawn & garden tires & wheels

07/97 Conestoga Co. Canadian lawn & garden, trailer & agricultural OEM specialty wheels

07/97 Wheeltech Specialty wheel manufacturer

05/97 Neilson Wheel OEM lawn & garden wheels & tires

04/97 Overland Brakes Spring brakes used on air braked trucks, trailers & buses

02/97 Sun Coast Industries Melamine dinnerware

10/96 Hartstone Ceramic tableware, cookware & decorative kitchenware

10/96 Engineered Plastics Division of Johnson Controls Plastic products for automobile exteriors

08/96 Scherping Systems Cheese processing equipment

03/96 Intero/Unique Steel & aluminum rims & wheels for auto & trailer aftermarket

02/96 Insul-Foam Inc. Roofing products & fleeceback technology 10/95 Walker Stainless Equipment Stainless steel tanks for transportation of liquids & in-plant processing

09/95 Ti-Brook Dump bodies for trailers

06/95 Trail King Specialized equipment trailers

03/95 Thunderline Corporation Precision rubber products for transportation markets

01/95 Sparta Brush Specialized brushes & cleaning tools

06/94 Quaker Construction Products Commercial waterproofing & deck products

03/93 Goodyear Roofing Systems EPDM commercial roofing products 01/93 ECI Building Components Metal roofing & panels

10/92 Altec Remanufactured heavy-duty brake shoes

09/91 SiLite Incorporated Foodservice permanentware

08/90 Brookpark Plastics Non-proprietary compression molded products

08/90 BF Goodrich Off-Highway Braking Systems Dry disc brakes, valves & other components

11/89 Roofers Supply Inc. Distributor of roofing supplies

06/89 National Friction Products Specialty friction products for industrial applications

Joint Venture & Equity Investments History

07/00 Moodyparts Joint venture with Moody PLC to distribute OEM and alternative spare parts to dairy and related process industries

06/00 Icopal a/s Investment in a leading European roofing systems producer

03/00 Beijing Carlisle Waterproofing Single-ply roofing systems for the Chinese market

02/99 Shanghai Carlisle Stainless Equipment Fabricated stainless steel products for the Chinese food, dairy & pharmaceutical markets

11/98 Prism Technologies Automotive components

03/98 Hunter Panels Manufacturer of premium steep-slope roofing products

12/97 Lander-Carlisle Engineered automotive components

11/93 Carlisle Leasing International Worldwide leasing of ISO refrigerated containers

01/92 Pagid-Carlisle, S.A. Manufacturer of custom trailers & related paving apparatus for highway construction & trailers for other hauling industries

09/91 Jolly Tone-Carlisle Acrylic giftware for U.S. distribution

08/90 Japan Power Brake Off-highway braking systems for Japanese markets