According to the Charlotte Business Journal, KLINGSPOR Abrasives Inc. (USA) is one of the largest manufacturing companies within the Charlotte area in terms of number of full-time local employees. Of the 225 companies listed, KLINGSPOR is ranked #110 with 250 full-time employees at our Hickory headquarters and 348 employees around the country.
KLINGSPOR Abrasives Inc. is a family-owned business that operates at a world-wide scale. Since the 1980s, KLINGSPOR has produced high quality sandpaper and abrasive products here in Hickory, North Carolina. We are proud of our expansion over the years, including our product variety, newly constructed office, daycare, and robotic warehouse.
"Information on The List was obtained through Charlotte Business Journal research or supplied by individual firms through questionnaires that CBJ could not independently verify. In case of ties, companies are ranked by total employment and then listed alphabetically if ties remain. (...)
The Charlotte region includes the counties of Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties in North Carolina; and Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina." (Amy Shapiro, Research Director for the Charlotte Business Journal)
Original Article: https://bizj.us/1qpqz4
