[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE AKRON BRASS COMPANY

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                         HON. JAMES B. RENACCI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2018

  Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Akron Brass 
Company, an organization formed on December 26, 1918 to produce 
couplings for the rubber lined fire hose market. Starting in Akron, 
Ohio, it relocated to Wooster, Ohio in 1920 and by the mid 1920's 
expanded its product offering to include not only hose couplings and 
mill supplies, but fire department equipment as well.
  Over the past 100 years, the Akron Brass Company has enjoyed a long 
and storied journey of quality, service, and growth. Their priority has 
been developing products you trust to protect property and lives. The 
company has patented hundreds of products over the years and employed 
generations of hard working employees, with strong values, dedicated to 
meeting the needs of the fire service. Today, Akron Brass is a 
customer-driven, global manufacturer of fire fighting and emergency 
response equipment committed to moving the fire industry forward. Mr. 
Speaker, it is my honor to recognize an organization that has and 
continues to develop innovations that increase job safety and 
efficiency.

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