Walter Kidde & Company was founded in 1917 by Walter Kidde in Belleville, New Jersey. Its industry is fire detection & suppression equipment and its headquarters is in Mebane, North Carolina. It was based in Clifton, New Jersey for some time. It was acquired by Williams Holdings in 1988 who merged it with Graviner, Ltd. in 1989 to form Kidde Graviner, Ltd. It demerged from Williams in 2000. It was acquired by the United Technologies Corporation in 2005. It combined with Chubb Fire & Security to form UTC Fire & Security. Today, Kidde is a holding company for smaller companies with the Kidde name and their specified purpose.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Walter Kidde & Company (1917-1968)
- also Kidde Manufacturing Company (Bloomfield, NJ.)
- Kidde & Company, Inc. (1968-1980)
- Kidde, Inc. (1980-present)
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