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Associated Spring company history timeline

1893

When Wallace died in 1893 at the age of 65, he left an estate appraised at about $70,000--not as much as one might expect from such an active businessman, but reflective of his varied interests.

1910

By 1910, when C.F Barnes's son Fuller joined the company, Barnes was employing a workforce of about 200.

1946

1946: Associated Spring begins trading shares publicly.

1953

By 1953 the company was capturing about $50 million in annual sales.

1963

1963: Associated Spring is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

1964

In that year, Carlyle F. ("Hap") Barnes, Fuller's son, was made president of Associated; he would become CEO in 1964.

1979

In 1979, in fact, Barnes achieved record sales of $432 million, making that its eight consecutive annual rise in both sales and earnings.

1983

Barnes shuttered several poorly performing plants and divisions in 1983 and sold off several interests that no longer complemented its corporate goals.

1989

One year later, Hap Barnes stepped aside as chief executive and handed the reigns to his cousin, Wally Barnes; Hap remained a senior officer at the company until 1989, his 41st year at Barnes.

1998

1998: New CEO Edmund Carpenter sets company on acquisition path.

1999

Cleveland area-based Nitrogen Gas Products, the nitrogen gas spring operation of Teledyne Fluid Systems, was acquired in August 1999.

2000

Still Expanding After 2000

2003

By 2003 the acquisition drive had raised the number of employees to 6,100 at 60 sites around the world.

Net income rose 22 percent in 2003 to $33 million.

2004

2004: Nine acquisitions in five years have added $370 million to annual sales.

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