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Caplugs company history timeline

2003

PIP® also expanded its United States manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of McHenry Knitting and Manufacturing which, along with PR Industries acquired in 2003, made PIP® one of the largest United States based manufacturers of gloves and sleeves made with Kevlar®.

2015

Caplugs was acquired in 2015 by Berwind Consolidated Holdings, a family-run private-equity firm based in Philadelphia.

2018

With Wellson retiring, Joe and his children along with Wellson’s children began searching for a new partner that could help make PIP® a global leader in hand protection and PPE. In 2018, Audax Group became that partner.

2020

At the end of 2020, PIP® purchased Primax Manufacturing & Trading Inc. as well as the Caiman® brand, a respected brand of high performance gloves and protective clothing for Welders, Utility and Ranch workers.

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