Loos & Co.

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Loos & Co., Inc.
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Website:www.loosco.com
Products: Wire rope
Coated cable
Cable assemblies
Stainless and alloy wire
Marine cable and rigging
Fitness cable
Conveyor cable
Industries: Aerospace
Marine
Automotive
Medical
Fitness
Trade associations: Better Business Bureau [1]
Aerospace Industries Association [2]
AWRF [3]
Employees:225+ [1]
Founded:1958 [4]
Sister companies:Loos & Co Inc., Cableware Division
The Jewelwire Co.

Loos & Co., Inc. is a privately owned manufacturing company located in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. Their focus is in aircraft cable, wire rope, plastic coated steel cable, cable assemblies and stainless steel wire products [5]

History

Founded in 1958 by August "Gus" Loos, [4] Loos and Co., Inc. began its operations as a manufacturer's representative for overseas hardware concerns. This included importing aircraft cable and wire rope from Europe and Japan as well as distributing tools and fittings.

In 1962, Loos & Co. began to manufacture cable assemblies. In 1964, facilities were expanded to produce plastic-coated cables. By 1971, the company acquired the necessary equipment and began manufacturing wire rope and cable. [6] In 1974, they, became qualified to produce aircraft cable to US Government specifications. [7]

Over the following decades, the company diversified its offerings into the consumer products market. Using the same aircraft quality cables, Loos produced bicycle locks, [8] sporting goods, and other consumer products. [9] In the early 1990s, with increasing price competition from foreign markets, the company increased efforts in niche markets rather than in consumer goods..

Today, Loos & Co. manufactures a wide variety of wire, aircraft cable, and wire rope. These products are used in aerospace, military, and commercial applications, including - Aircraft flight controls, elevators, fitness equipment, rigging, and scaffolding operations. They are OEM producers of companies such as Boeing, General Dynamics, and Bombardier. [5]

Medical Market

Loos & Co. has now expanded their product line into the medical industry. These products will now include medical wire, medical cable, and medical cable assemblies made in a variety of stainless steel alloys. [10]

Charity

Loos & Co. has made contributions to organizations within their community and industry. In honor of wire rope pioneer John A. Roebling, Loos & Co. manufactured and donated a stainless steel replica of the iron rope Roebling manufactured for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. [11] Loos & Co. has donated materials to the organization Connecticut Corsair who are restoring a Vought F4U Corsair, a fighter originally manufactured in Connecticut. [12] In the Spring of 2012, Loos & Co. donated wire products to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp founded by Paul Newman and described as "a community dedicated to providing a different kind of healing to seriously ill children." [13]

Current Headquarters of Loos & Co. Loos & Co HQ.JPG
Current Headquarters of Loos & Co.

References

  1. 1 2 "Better Business Bureau-Loos & Co. Company Profile" . Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  2. ↑ "Aerospace Industries Association Member List". Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Associated Wire Rope Fabricators Member List" . Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  4. 1 2 "Central Contractor Registry - Loos & Co. Profile" . Retrieved 2011-02-22.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 "Hoover's Profile of Loos & Co" . Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Loos & Co. - Company History" . Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  7. ↑ "QPD Database MIL-DTL-83420M Part Supplier List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  8. ↑ Popular Science October 1975 "Two Handy Bike Locks". October 1975. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  9. ↑ Loos, A.W. Wire Technology Magazine . November 12, 1977. 33.
  10. ↑ "Loos & Co. Opens MedTec Division". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Wire Rope Donated to Allegheny Portage Railroad". Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  12. ↑ "Thanks to our sponsors & industry partners" . Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  13. ↑ "Loos & Co. Supports the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp" . Retrieved 2012-08-21.
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