AccurideInternationalInc.wasformedin1962asadivisionofasmalltoolanddieshop,tomanufactureandmarketanewconceptindrawerslides.Theoriginalbuildingwasexpandedseveraltimesandwiththeadjacentmillbuildingiteventuallygrewtoinexcessof300,000squarefeet.
InthemidtolateseventiesAccurideexpandedoverseas,andestablishedoperationsinGermany,U.K.andJapan.In1985AccurideopenedafacilityinCharlotte,NorthCarolina;in1988anotherplantinOntario,Californiawasopenedandin1992anotherfacilityinSouthBend,Indiana.AyearlateraplantinMexicali,Mexicowasopenedandin1998asecondplantwasbuiltinMexicali.TheSantaFeSpringslocationbecametheworld-wideCorporateHeadquarters.
Today,Accuridemanufacturesandsellstonumerousmarkets,whichincludecommercialandresidentialofficefurniture,electronicsindustryapplications(suchaselectronicserverracks,ATM’sandcopiers),variouskitchencabinetu
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