BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
In 1948 Melnor introduced to gardeners the first oscillating sprinkler. Most modern oscillating sprinklers are still based on that Melnor original. More than five decades later, Melnor, Inc. is one of the leading producers of lawn and garden watering products in North America. The name Melnor has become synonymous with innovation and high-quality. Melnor's commitment is to continue the tradition of providing exciting products that will satisfy every homeowner's needs. Our goal is to be the first in innovation and customer satisfaction in the lawn and garden market. The company's corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility and distribution centers are located in Winchester, Virginia. Gardena Canada, based in Brampton, Ontario, is the exclusive distributor of Melnor products throughout Canada. In addition to manufacturing and distributing a full line of Melnor watering products, the company is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Gardena lawn and garden products. Gardena, based in Germany, is known worldwide for its high quality, innovative products. Melnor's history is innovation, including these firsts: - 1948 Oscillating Sprinklers - 1948 Hose Repair Kits - 1959 Multi-Pattern Turret Sprinklers - 1962 Traveling Sprinkler - 1966 Time-a-matic Sprinkler/Timer - 1984 Low Profile Oscillating Sprinklers - 1997 Front Trigger Zinc Clad AquaGun - 1997 New Generation Electronic AquaTimers - 1998 Front Trigger Zinc AquaGun - 2000 Drip Capable Electronic AquaTimer - 2004 Two-Zone...
Number of Employees 95
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NAICS Code Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing: 333112
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Melnor Was Also a Buyout
Melnor, Inc., a former O'Sullivan Corp. subsidiary, is now partly owned by its Winchester management. In June 2004, Ulm, Germany-based Gardena Holdings sold Melnor, a maker of garden watering equipment and snow shovels, to its management team and several investors. "The new owners did not want to be in the...
O'Sullivan Completes Sale of its Melnor Subsidiary
WINCHESTER, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 4, 1997--O'Sullivan Corp. (ASE:OSL) today announced it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its wholly owned Melnor Inc. lawn and garden products subsidiary to Gardena Holding AG, headquartered in Ulm, Germany. O'Sullivan expects to report a one-time, after-tax charge...
Hunter Fan goes independent. (Hunter-Melnor Inc. dissolves to become two companies, Hunter Fan Co., Melnor Industries Inc.)
HUNTER FAN GOES INDEPENDENT Hunter-Melnor Inc. was dissolved Sept. 23 and its two main components, Hunter Fan Co. of Memphis and Melnor Industries Inc. of Moonachie, N.J., have become separate companies independent of each other. The announcement was made by Robert...
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