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Founded in 1940s, ORO Manufacturing Company Inc. is a manufacturer of metal goods, public building and related furniture. Based in Monroe, N.C., the company has an 80,000-square foot brick facility. ORO Manufacturing Company Inc. offers more than 200 configurations of the original design and supply seats to its global customer base, including United States Department of Defense, Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing Helicopters. The company provides a wide variety of experience in the contract manufacturing area. ORO Manufacturing Company Inc. serves vast market units that include machine tool, textile machinery, electronics, medical equipment, consumer lawn care product, museum and United States Postal Service.

For more than 140 years Hersey Meters has supplied products to the water industry. Its product offerings include positive displacement meters, horizontal and vertical turbine meters, compound meters, fire meters, automatic meter reading equipment and detector checks. These products have the capability to accurately measure water and ensure full revenue in applications ranging from residential flows to demanding fire and master meters. Founded in 1859 as Hawes and Hersey in south Boston, Hersey originally manufactured rotary pumps, bolts and general machinery. After the first water meters were introduced in 1885, Hersey meters were sold in more than 35 states and territories by 1889. In 1992, the company relocated to a 142,000-square-foot, ISO 9002-certified facility in Cleveland, N.C. Hersey Meters is a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products.