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Standex was founded in 1955 by a successful German entrepreneur named John Bolten. Bolten opened a plastic comb manufacturing company in Andover, MA and migrated into a vinyl sheeting company under the name of Bolta Plastics. Bolten sold that business that year to General Tire Company, which provided the capital for the acquisition of the Standard Publishing Company, a Cincinnati-based publisher of religious books and magazines, and Roehlen Engraving, a Rochester, New York engraver of embossing plates and rolls for texturation. The two businesses were merged to form Standard International, later renamed Standex International Corporation.
Our company has deep roots. Many Bolta Plastics employees joined Standard International. Dan Hogan, son-in-law of Mr. Bolten, went on to become CEO and Chairman of Standard International. Our headquarters in Salem, New Hampshire is but a few miles from our original location in Andover, Massachusetts. Many of the businesses we acquired in the early years continue as part of the Standex enterprise today. Standex has had only
four CEOs in its history: Dan Hogan, Tom King, our current Vice Chairman,
Ted Trainor, our current Chairman and Roger Fix, our current President and
Chief Executive Officer.
Over the years, we have built a unique history and a rich legacy of diversity. All told, we have acquired more than 118 companies or businesses. Our company contributed to the early development of a famous designers clothing empire; we made Lestoil a household name on six continents; and we participated in A.T. Cross pens becoming a public company. Along the way, Standex-the corporate name we adopted in 1973-came increasingly to be known for its engineering capabilities. Today, we manufacture more than 48,000 products, in
70 plants throughout the U.S., Western Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore,
Mexico, Brazil and China. At our fiscal year end, we numbered 4,700 employees located in 17 countries. We are proud of our 39-year history as a public company with one of the longest records among New York Stock Exchange listed companies of paying
dividends-161 consecutive quarters. top
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