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Federal Signal Corporation

FSSManufacturingDowners Grove, United States

Federal Signal Corporation, operating through its various subsidiaries, specializes in the development, production, and distribution of an extensive range of products and integrated solutions. The company serves a diverse client base, including municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial entities across the United States, Canada, Europe, and other global regions. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: the Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group offers a wide spectrum of specialized vehicles and equipment. This includes street cleaning machinery, non-destructive excavation vehicles, sewer cleaning apparatus, heavy-duty industrial vacuum loaders, and trucks designed for vacuum and hydro-excavation. It also provides equipment for road line marking, paint removal, and high-pressure waterblasting, alongside various truck bodies for hauling, trailers, and support machinery used in metal extraction. These products are marketed under numerous prominent brands such as Elgin, Vactor, Guzzler, TRUVAC, Westech, Jetstream, Mark Rite Lines, Ox Bodies, Crysteel, J-Craft, Duraclass, Rugby, Travis, OSW, NTE, WTB, Ground Force, Bucks, and Switch-N-Go. Furthermore, this segment delivers vehicles for waste collection and recycling, advanced camera systems, ice resurfacing equipment, snow-removal solutions, and certain safety and security systems. Beyond product sales, it provides comprehensive after-market services, including parts, maintenance and repair, equipment leasing, and specialized training programs. The Safety and Security Systems Group focuses on delivering systems and products crucial for public alerting, emergency service vehicles, communication interoperability for first responders, and industrial communication needs. Its portfolio features vehicle-mounted lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling devices, public warning infrastructure, general alarm mechanisms, and public address systems. These offerings are available under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names. Federal Signal distributes its products through a variety of channels, including wholesalers, distributors, independent manufacturer representatives, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), its direct sales teams, and independent international distributors. Established in 1901, Federal Signal Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.

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Federal Signal Corporation at a glance

Federal Signal Corporation is a manufacturing company headquartered in Downers Grove, United States. It is publicly listed (FSS) with a market capitalisation of $6.9B. Xcout tracks 18 named people at Federal Signal Corporation, including Jennifer L. Sherman (President, Chief Executive Officer & Director).

Industry
Manufacturing
Headquarters
Downers Grove, United States
Market cap
$6.9B
Employees
4,700
Ticker
FSS

Federal Signal Corporation leadership

  • Jennifer L. ShermanPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director
  • Mark D. WeberSenior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Ian A. HudsonSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Mark D. WeberSenior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  • Ian A. HudsonSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Diane BoninaVice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

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Market cap$9.5B
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Market cap$609.2M
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