Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF)

100 Jericho Quadrangle, Ste. 224
Jericho, NY 11753 (Map)
Phone: 516-938-5544
http://www.griffoncorp.com

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Overview

Griffon has its talons in a number of businesses. Its largest, Clopay Plastic Products, develops and produces thin-gauge embossed and printed films, used in infant diapers, adult incontinence products, medical gowns, and surgical drapes. A Home & Building Products segment makes residential and commercial garage doors (Clopay Building) and lawn and garden tools (Ames True Temper). Home Depot is a big customer. Clopay units are part of subsidiary Clopay Corp. Information, communication, and sensor systems, made by Telephonics, are sold to the US Department of Defense and Homeland Security, other government agencies, and defense contractors, such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The US represents about 70% of sales.

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Key financials for Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF)

Company Type Public (NYSE: GFF)
Fiscal Year-End September
2011 Sales (mil.) £1,171.5
1-Year Sales Growth 41.5%
2011 Net Income (mil.) (£4.8)
2011 Employees 5,900
1-Year Employee Growth 3.5%
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Key people and executives for Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF)

Chairman Harvey R. Blau
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Vice Chairman, President, and CEO Ronald J. Kramer
EVP and CFO Douglas J. (Doug) Wetmore
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