Griffon Corporation

Griffon Corporation
FormerlyInstrument Systems Corporation (ISC)
(1959–1995)
Company typePublic
NYSE: GFF
S&P 600 Component
IndustryConglomerate
Building products
Aerospace and defense
Garage doors
Plastics
FoundedCollege Point, Queens, New York, United States
1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Headquarters712 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10019, United States[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ronald J. Kramer, Chairman and CEO
Robert F. Mehmel, President and COO
Brian G. Harris, Senior Vice President and CFO
Seth Kaplan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel[2]
ProductsDiversified investments
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.978 billion (FY 2018)[3]
Decrease US$ 14.912 million (FY 2017)[4]
Total assetsIncrease US$ 2.085 billion (FY 2018)[3]
Number of employees
Decrease 4,700 (FY 2017)[4]
SubsidiariesAmes True Temper
ClosetMaid
Clopay Building Products
CornellCookson
Websitewww.griffon.com

Griffon Corporation is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It operates as a diversified management and holding company.[5] The company has five subsidiaries: Ames True Temper, ClosetMaid, Clopay Building Products, and CornellCookson. Griffon has been publicly traded since 1961[6] and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as a component stock of the S&P SmallCap 600, S&P Composite 1500, and Russell 2000 indices.[7]

  1. ^ "Griffon Corporation". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Griffon Management Team". Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Annual Report". Griffon Corp. 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "SEC Form 10-K". Griffon Corp. 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ Griffon Corp. 2017 Report to Shareholders, p. 8; http://ir.griffon.com/static-files/21779550-c92b-40c0-9963-91f0ad8f2b91
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference SEC1961 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Griffon Corp". Morningstar. Retrieved 12 October 2015.