BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$20.0M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
In 1968 Central Plastics Inc. was founded by Chester Houghton, along with Roy Swick and Virgil Anderson. CPI began with two extruders, three employees and 4,500 square feet of production and warehousing space. Currently CPI occupies 210,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing with forty-one extrusion machines and fifteen co-extrusion machines running twenty-four hours a day, five days a week, with one-hundred, sixty full-time employees. The Houghton family still owns and operates all facets of the business which is located in the same location that it began at in 1968, right in the "Heart of Kansas."
President
Rocky WadeNumber of Employees 500
Contact Information
39605 Independence St PO Box 3129
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
(405) 273-6302
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing: 326122
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Central Plastics.(EQUIPMENT spotlight: PIPE & JOINT FUSION EQUIPMENT)
- 2009-02-01
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The BS-4 Butt Fusion Machine is capable of butt fusing 1/2- thru 4-inch IPS pipe and fittings. This compact machine is manufactured using structural aluminum castings for stability, yet weights only 34 pounds. Extra wide grooved pipe clamps and liners...
Georg Fischer to acquire Central Plastics
- 2008-02-01
Swiss industrial group Georg Fischer Corp. has agreed to purchase Central Plastics Co. of Swannee, OK for an undisclosed sum. The deal, expected to close by the end of March, is subject to Federal Trade Commission approval. Central Plastics injection molds tapping tees, flex restraints, coupling and other products...
Georg Fischer to acquire Central Plastics.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
- 2008-02-01
Swiss industrial group Georg Fischer Corp. has announced it has agreed to purchase Central Plastics Co. for an undisclosed sum. The deal, expected to close by the end of March, is subject to Federal Trade Commission approval. Central Plastics, based in Shawnee, OK, manufactures...
Central plastics.(equipment spotlight: PIPE & JOINT FUSION EQUIPMENT)
- 2008-02-01
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Central's BS-4 Butt Fusion Machine is capable of butt fusing 1/2 inch IPS thru 4 inch IPS pipe and fittings. This compact machine is manufactured using structural aluminum castings for stability, yet is still light weight--only 34 pounds. Extra wide grooved pipe...
Central Plastics.(HDPE FUSION/FITTINGS)
- 2007-09-01
Central's BS--Butt Fusion Machine--is capable of butt fusing 1/2 inch IPS thru 4 inch IPS pipe and fittings. This compact machine is manufactured using structural aluminum castings for stability, yet is still light weight--only 34 pounds. Extra wide grooved pipe clamps and liners help to assure...
Central Plastics purchases machinery maker Connectra.(News)
- 2007-04-02
Byline: Matt Griswold Central Plastics Co. has acquired Gainesville, Texas-based Connectra Fusion Technologies LLC - a maker of polyethylene pipe-joint fusion machines. Terms of the deal, which closed in March, were not disclosed. Shawnee, Okla.-based Central Plastics, which injection...
Central Plastics acquires Connectra Fusion
- 2007-04-01
Central Plastics Co. has acquired Texas-based Connectra Fusion Technologies, LLC from its co-owners, Christie Capital and TD Williamson. Connectra Fusion Technologies was founded in 2001 as a result of a merger between Christie Capital and TD Williamson's Polyethylene Products division. However, it has almost 40 years of experience in...
Central Plastics Company of Shawnee, OK has acquired Gainesville, TX-based Connectra Fusion Technologies LLC from its co-owners
- 2007-04-01
Central Plastics Company of Shawnee, OK has acquired Gainesville, TX-based Connectra Fusion Technologies LLC from its co-owners, Christie Capital and TD Williamson. Under the terms of the agreement, Connectra will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Plastics and continue to operate under the Connectra name. Connectra President Ron...
Central Plastics acquires Connectra Fusion.(Business: THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS)
- 2007-04-01
Central Plastics Company of Shawnee, OK, has acquired Gainesville, TX-based Connectra Fusion Technologies, LLC from its co-owners, Christie Capital and TD Williamson. Central Plastics, a privately held company operating since 1955, is a recognized world leader in the development, manufacturing and supply of...
Central Plastics.(Equipment Spotlight: PIPE & JOINT FUSION EQUIPMENT)
- 2007-02-01
Central's BS-4 Butt Fusion Machine is capable of butt fusing 1/2 inch IPS thru 4 inch IPS pipe and fittings. This compact machine is manufactured using structural aluminum castings for stability, yet is still light weight--only 34 pounds. Extra wide grooved pipe clamps and liners help...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Wade | President |
| Kent Houghton | Vice President |
| Linda Davies | Manager |
| Roger Cox | Manager, HR |
| Sarah Coleman | Manager, Purchasing |
| Mark Willems | Plant Engineer |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central Plastics Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Central Plastics Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Central Plastics Inc. | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Central Plastics Inc. | Manager, HR | Current |
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| Central Plastics Inc. | Manager, Purchasing | Current |
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| Central Plastics Inc. | Plant Engineer | Current |
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