Company Profile
Kappler, Inc. Company Basic Information, and Sales Area
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Description |
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Company Name |
Kappler, Inc. |
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Website |
https://www.kappler.com/ |
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Headquarter |
Guntersville, Alabama |
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Established Year |
1976 |
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Sales Regions |
Worldwide |
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Manufacturing Locations |
Alabama, U.S. |
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History |
1976: Started April 1, 1976, in downtown Guntersville as contract manufacturer with eight employees and six sewing machines. 1980: Relocated to East Lake facility with 50 employees, began making “Kappler” brand disposable garments. 1982: Built facility in Mountain Crest Industrial Park. Named to Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies. 1984-85: Named SBA’s 1984 Alabama Outstanding Small Business. Made Inc. 500 again in successive years, and formed Research & Development Department. 1986: Reorganized as Kappler Safety Group. Established Kappler Europe in Nottingham, England and began manufacturing with 10 employees. 1987: Acquired Andover Industries and relocated it to Guntersville. Renamed Life-Guard, the sister company produced high-end chemical suits using Kappler proprietary fabrics. Total company employment reached 400. 1990: Kappler Canada established with acquisition of Brant Packaging in Brantford, Ontario. 1992: Introduced “fabric family” concept with CPF® chemical range, plus pioneered microporous technology with ProVent® blood and viral barrier fabric. 1993: Established Kappler Engineered Specialty Fabrics division. 1994: Expansion continued with acquisitions of Protemo in Europe and Chemron in U.S. 2001-06: Kappler sold industrial protective apparel business to DuPont, and continued serving healthcare, military and other government markets during no-compete period. |
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Competitors |
Polar Products Steele Techniche |
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Contact Information |
P.O. Box 490 Shipping: 55 Grimes Drive Guntersville, Alabama 35976 Tel: 256.505.4005 Fax: 256.505.4151 Email: customerservice@kappler.com |
Business Segment/ Overview
Founded in 1976, Kappler, Inc., is a privately held company headquartered in Guntersville, Alabama. The company manufactures and supplies protective apparel and fabrics for chemical and biohazard protection. It provides its products to military, hazmat, emergency response, industrial and healthcare markets worldwide. Kappler is a leading innovator in chemical and other barrier fabrics, garment design, specialty products and user education and training.
Kappler, Inc. Cooling Vests Product Category, Type and Specification
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Description |
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Kappler® Cooling Vest |
The Kappler Cooling Vest gives hours of comfortable cooling by utilizing cool gel packs with the patented Phase Change Material technology from Kappler. The cool vest along with the gel packs keep the body cool and does not cause vasoconstriction. The vest features pouches to insert PCM gel packs into and comes in one universal size. |
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Profile Details
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Author Anushka Gore
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Published 03 Jan 2024
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Last Updated 03 Jan 2024
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Reading Time~5 minutes
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CoverageSWOT, Financials, Key Employees, History
Table of Contents
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- 1.1 About Kappler Inc
- 1.2 Key Facts
- 1.3 Key Employees
- 1.3.1 Key Employee Biographies
- 1.4 History
- 1.5 Locations & Subsidiaries
- 1.5.1 Head Office
- 1.5.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
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- 2.1 Company Overview
- 2.2 Business Segments
- 2.3 R&D Overview
- 2.4 Brands
- 2.5 Key Company Statistics
- 2.6 Key Financials (2015–2019)
- 2.7 Share Holder Analysis
- 2.8 Regional Presence
- 2.9 Services Offered
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- 3.1 Strengths
- 3.2 Weaknesses
- 3.3 Opportunities
- 3.4 Threats
- 3.5 Key Competitors
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- 4.1 Company Metrics
- 4.2 Key Investors
- 4.3 Recent Funding & Valuation
- 4.4 Historical Funding & Valuation
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- 5.1 Acquisitions
- 5.2 Partnerships
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- 6.1 Latest News & Announcements
- 6.2 Strategic Initiatives
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- 7.1 Summary of Findings
- 7.2 Strategic Recommendations
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