PITTSFIELD, N.H. — Globe Manufacturing Company announced the recent acquisition of Falcon Performance Footwear in Auburn. As of January, the business is known as Globe Footwear, LLC.
Falcon has been making boots continuously in Maine for more than 50 years. As a Globe sister company, it has manufactured Globe firefighter boots since 2006.
“In just seven short years, Globe boots have become a huge success in the fire service industry because of the expertise and skills of our employees in Auburn, who we recognize as our greatest asset,” said Rob Freese, senior vice president of marketing at Globe Manufacturing Company. “We are proud to continue manufacturing our boots, as well as our turnout gear, in the USA.”
Significant investments have been made in the capacity to manufacture American-made footwear through lean manufacturing and producing components that were previously only available from offshore suppliers, according to the company.
Globe is the largest manufacturer of structural firesuits in the world and has been in operation for 127 years.
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