Wyman-Gordon

Wyman-Gordon
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1883; 141 years ago (1883) in Worcester, Massachusetts
FounderHorace Wyman
Lyman Gordon
Headquarters,
ProductsComplex metal components
RevenueUS$752.9 million (FY 1998)
OwnerBerkshire Hathaway (since 2016)[1]
Number of employees
2,500
ParentPrecision Castparts Corp. (since 2000)
Websitewww.wyman-gordon.com

Wyman-Gordon is a company that designs and manufactures complex metal components. Founded in 1883 as a manufacturer of crankshafts for looms, it has a long history of making forged metal components, particularly for the aerospace industry. Wyman-Gordon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp., and is based in Houston, Texas. It has thirteen (13) plants in five countries, and employed about 2,500 people as of 2012.[2]

Wyman-Gordon is now ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as a result of the latter company’s acquisition of PCC in January 2016.[3]

  1. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Mike Rogoway | The (2016-01-30). "Precision Castparts is now in Warren Buffett's hands". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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  3. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Mike Rogoway | The (2016-01-30). "Precision Castparts is now in Warren Buffett's hands". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-05-26.