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L.B. Foster Company

FSTRManufacturingPittsburgh, United States

L.B. Foster Company is a global provider of specialized, engineered, and manufactured solutions tailored for building and infrastructure development. Its "Rail, Technologies, and Services" division supplies new and used rail to diverse clients, including passenger and short-line freight railroads, industrial enterprises, and rail construction contractors. This segment also delivers a comprehensive array of rail accessories, such as track spikes, anchors, bolts, angle bars, and tie plates. Furthermore, it offers specialized items like power rail, direct fixation fasteners, coverboards, and trackwork components, alongside the design and production of insulated rail joints and related parts. The division's portfolio extends to advanced solutions for friction management, railway condition monitoring, wheel impact detection, wayside data collection, and engineered concrete ties, complemented by ongoing aftermarket support. The "Precast Concrete Products" segment manufactures a variety of custom precast concrete items. These include sound barriers, burial vaults, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other pre-stressed products designed for the transportation and broader infrastructure sectors. This segment also constructs prefabricated concrete buildings, used as public restrooms, concession kiosks, and protective storage units, primarily for national, state, and municipal parks. Meanwhile, the "Steel Products and Measurement" segment focuses on highway construction and repair, offering bridge decking, railings, fabricated structural steel, expansion joints, and bridge forms. Additionally, this division produces threaded pipe products essential for industrial water wells, irrigation systems, and the oil and gas industry. It also provides protective pipe coatings for energy pipelines and utility applications, as well as precise measurement systems specifically for the petroleum market. The company reaches its customers through both direct sales and an extensive network of agents. Established in 1902, L.B. Foster Company maintains its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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L.B. Foster Company at a glance

L.B. Foster Company is a manufacturing company headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 1902. It is publicly listed (FSTR) with a market capitalisation of $367.6M. Xcout tracks 17 named people at L.B. Foster Company, including John F. Kasel (President, Chief Executive Officer & Director).

Industry
Manufacturing
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, United States
Market cap
$367.6M
Employees
1,057
Ticker
FSTR
Founded
1902

L.B. Foster Company leadership

  • John F. KaselPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director
  • John KaselPresident and Chief Executive Officer
  • William ThalmanExecutive VP & COO
  • Sean ReillySenior VP & CFO
  • Brian Hunter FriedmanSenior Vice President & Chief Growth Officer
  • Patrick J. GuineeExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

11 more named people on record for L.B. Foster Company, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

L.B. Foster Company competitors

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SILVERY DRAGON GROUP CO.,LTD. TIANJIN603969 · ManufacturingTianjin, China
63% matchPublic

Silvery Dragon Prestressed Materials Co., Ltd. Tianjin, alongside its subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and global sale of advanced prestressed steel products. The company's extensive portfolio includes a wide array of prestressed materials critical for various infrastructure projects. These offerings encompass galvanized (and aluminum) wires essential for bridge construction, PC strands specifically engineered for wind power concrete towers, and prestressed galvanized (or aluminum) strands utilized in photovoltaic installations. Silvery Dragon also provides unbonded galvanized strands for hydropower applications, specialized strands for nuclear power plant safety shells and low-temperature LNG/LPG storage, and prestressing systems vital for high-speed railway track slabs. Furthermore, it manufactures PC wires for railway sleepers and PCCP pipelines, as well as PC bars for T-shaped continuous beams. Beyond its primary metal products, the firm produces prestressed concrete components for track slabs. It also offers innovative new energy materials, such as flexible, large-span suspension systems, prestressed anchors, and side slopes designed for photovoltaic supports. Its range further extends to automation equipment and high-precision steel molds used in fabricating track slabs, railway sleepers, and pipe segments. Silvery Dragon is additionally a developer and provider of sophisticated intelligent monitoring and project management information systems. These technological solutions include 3D displacement monitoring for construction engineering, seamless rail crawling detection systems, railway seamless rail stress release and locking construction management platforms, and production management systems for concrete products in rail transit and PCCP water pipelines, alongside intelligent monitoring for wind power concrete towers. The company's diverse clientele spans vital sectors such as rail transit, highways, traditional railways, water resource management, renewable energy, and general construction. Complementing its core manufacturing activities, Silvery Dragon also invests in new energy projects, conducts various trading operations, engages in technology development and consulting, offers specialized technical services, and participates in power generation and transmission initiatives. Established in 1978 and headquartered in Tianjin, China, the company maintains a robust export business, distributing its products to international markets.

Market cap$921.7M
Employees1,108
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Leggett & Platt0JTT · ManufacturingUnited States
69% matchPublic

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated is a global enterprise specializing in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a diverse array of engineered components and finished products. The company organizes its extensive operations into three primary business segments: Bedding Products; Specialized Products; and Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products. In its Bedding Products division, Leggett & Platt provides everything from fundamental materials like steel rods, drawn wires, innersprings, and specialty foams, to finished goods such as private-label mattresses and adjustable beds. It also supplies essential machinery for bedding production, including equipment for making innersprings, industrial sewing and quilting machines, and mattress packaging and glue drying systems. Customers for these products range from industrial manufacturers of finished bedding to major big-box and e-commerce retailers, specialty mattress stores, department stores, and home improvement centers. The Specialized Products segment caters to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and mobile equipment. For automotive seating, it offers mechanical and pneumatic lumbar support and massage systems, along with seat suspension systems, motors, actuators, and cables. Additionally, this segment manufactures specialized tubing (titanium, nickel, and stainless-steel), formed tubes, tube assemblies, and flexible joint components for fluid conveyance systems, as well as engineered hydraulic cylinders, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their Tier 1 suppliers. Furthermore, the company's offerings for furniture include steel mechanisms and motion hardware crucial for reclining chairs, sofas, sleeper sofas, and lift chairs. It also supplies springs, seat suspensions, various components, and private-label finished goods for soft seating, along with foundational chair parts such as bases, columns, backrests, casters, frames, and control devices. Finally, within its Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products segment, Leggett & Platt produces items like carpet cushion, hard surface flooring underlayment, structural fabrics, and geo-components. These products are supplied to a broad commercial and industrial clientele, including manufacturers of upholstered and office furniture, flooring retailers and distributors, construction contractors, landscapers, road construction companies, general retailers, government agencies, and producers of mattresses, packaging, filtration, and draperies. The company was established in 1883 and maintains its headquarters in Carthage, Missouri.

Market cap$1.4B
Employees15,900
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.LECO · ManufacturingCleveland, United States
67% matchPublic

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., an enterprise established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895, operates globally, focusing on the innovation, production, and sale of equipment and materials for welding, cutting, and brazing applications. The company is organized into three distinct divisions: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses a broad spectrum of welding machinery, including arc welding power sources, plasma cutters, wire feeding systems, automated robotic welding setups, comprehensive automation solutions, and fume extraction devices. Additionally, Lincoln Electric provides a variety of consumables such as electrodes, fluxes, various welding accessories, and specialized welding and fabrication materials. Beyond welding, the firm manufactures computer-controlled plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, along with regulators and torches essential for oxy-fuel welding, cutting, and brazing. It also supplies consumable alloys for the brazing and soldering markets. The company maintains a retail presence within the United States. Furthermore, it fabricates copper and aluminum headers, distributor assemblies, and manifolds specifically for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector in both the U.S. and Mexico. Lincoln Electric serves a wide array of sectors, including general fabrication, energy and process, automotive and transportation, construction and infrastructure, heavy fabrication, shipbuilding, and maintenance and repair. Its offerings are distributed to end-users via direct sales, industrial distributors, retail channels, and independent agents.

Market cap$14.3B
Employees12,000
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Smith-Midland CorporationSMID · ManufacturingMidland, United States
67% matchPublic

Smith-Midland Corporation, operating through its subsidiaries, specializes in the comprehensive provision of precast concrete solutions. This involves the invention, development, manufacturing, marketing, leasing, licensing, selling, and installation of these products, primarily serving the construction, highway, utilities, and agricultural industries. Among its key offerings is SlenderWall, a patented, lightweight, and energy-efficient concrete-and-steel exterior wall panel designed for building construction. The company also manufactures Sierra Wall, which serves as a sound and sight barrier along highways, as well as for residential, industrial, and commercial areas. J-J Hooks are another product, acting as highway safety barriers crucial for separating traffic lanes in construction zones or for general traffic control on roadways. Additionally, SMC provides Easi-Set precast buildings and Easi-Span expandable precast buildings, ideal for housing communication equipment, traffic control systems, and mechanical or electrical stations. Easi-Set utility vaults are available for containing equipment like cable, telephone, or traffic signals, and for underground storage; custom versions can also be provided to meet specific requirements. Other specialized products include SoftSound panels for highway noise absorption, Beach Prisms erosion control modules used in seawalls and jetties, and H2Out secondary drainage systems for exterior cladding. SMC further extends its reach by licensing its proprietary technologies across several international markets, including Canada, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, New Zealand, and Trinidad. Its products are distributed through both an in-house sales team and independent representatives. The clientele primarily consists of contractors engaged in public and private construction projects—encompassing commercial buildings, roads, airports, and municipal utilities—as well as federal, state, and local transportation authorities. Established in 1960, Smith-Midland Corporation maintains its headquarters in Midland, Virginia.

Market cap$117.8M
Employees172
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