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Hodge Foundry History: 130 Years and Counting

Founder E.W. Hodge

In 1876, an English immigrant named E.W. Hodge started a brass foundry in a town about 80 miles north of Pittsburgh. What began in a back-lot garage in Greenville, Pennsylvania, would ultimately grow into a world-class manufacturing company.

In the first several decades following its inception, the Hodge family foundry enjoyed an era of success and steady expansion. Its production capability was changed to gray iron, and a machine shop was eventually added.

World War II – 1950s

Business flourished again during World War II and in the years that followed. The company moved to larger facilities, where it embraced newer technologies. Ductile iron capabilities, electric melting, and the introduction of Styrofoam patterns, all enabled Hodge Foundry to expand its customer base to a multitude of different industries.

1979 – 2002

In 1979, the business was acquired by Koppers Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was eventually owned—for more than a decade—by European parent companies, Svedala Grinding and Metso Minerals Industries.

Current

On December 31, 2002, Hodge Foundry again became an independent, privately held company when members of the Hodge family, a group of senior managers, and Pittsburgh-based Commonwealth Capital Group purchased the company.

Since the acquisition, Hodge Foundry embarked on a comprehensive multimillion dollar investment and development program that enhanced the company's manufacturing capabilities across the entire size spectrum from 3,000 to 200,000 pounds.

With this investment in facilities, personnel and supporting technologies, Hodge Foundry has enhanced its status as a world-class ISO 9001 : 2000 certified manufacturing facility specializing in the production of some of the largest engineered castings on earth. Hodge is one of only a handful of foundries that can pour such large, highly engineered gray and ductile iron castings, some as large as 200,000 pounds.