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Igloo Products Corporation is a manufacturer of ice chests. The company's headquarters are in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States, west of the city of Katy. Igloo, originally a metal working shop, began in 1947. In early 1960 Igloo merged with the Production Tooling Company, and the company name changed to Texas Tennessee Industries (TTI). The company's marketing arm was the John T. Everett Company, a company from Memphis, Tennessee.〔"(body_about.html )." Igloo Corporation. October 18, 2000. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.〕 By 1971 Texas Tennessee Industries, Inc. was planning to change its name to Igloo.〔"(Issue No. 71-51 )." ''News Digest''. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 5, 1971. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "TEXAS TENNESSEE INDUSTRIES, INC., 1001 West Belt Drive, Houston, Texas 77024,()" and "The company (which expects to change its name to Igloo Corp.)()"〕 Started in 1947 as a small metalworking shop that made metal water coolers for blue collar workers, Igloo Products is now a leading ice chest and beverage dispenser manufacturer, perhaps known best for its Playmate brand. The company's first all-plastic ice chest was introduced in 1962. Igloo makes the coolers for personal and industrial use and claims that nearly three in every four US households owns an Igloo cooler. The company's more than 500 products (including personal, beverage, and full-sized coolers) are sold through more than 250 retailers in the US and abroad. Private investment firm Westar Capital purchased Igloo from Brunswick in 2001. J.H. Whitney & Company became the new majority owner in 2008.〔(Igloo changes hands again )〕 In March 2014, ACON, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, purchased Igloo from J.H. Whitney, which will maintain a small stake in the Company.〔(Igloo History )〕 ==Corporate affairs== The company's headquarters are in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States, west of the city of Katy.〔"(Igloo Worldwide Headquarters )." ''Igloo Corporation''. Accessed September 5, 2008. "Igloo Products Corp. 777 Igloo Road Katy, Texas 77494"〕 The complex has almost of space on a plot. announced that it was consolidating its corporate headquarters and its distribution and manufacturing offices in its current headquarters location. The newest buildings of the headquarters complex, built adjacent to an existing Igloo distribution and manufacturing facility used for over 25 years, include a corporate office and a distribution and manufacturing facility. The two newer buildings were designed by Powers Brown Architecture and built by D.E. Harvey Construction.〔"(Igloo consolidating operations in Katy facility )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Monday October 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "1001 W. Sam Houston Parkway North" for the old Houston facility〕 At one time Igloo had its headquarters in Houston.〔''National Beverage Marketing Directory''. Beverage Marketing Corporation, 1987. (676 ). Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. "IGLOO CORPORATION 1001 West Belt Drive Houston. TX 77224"〕 Prior to 2004 Igloo's manufacturing facilities included the existing one in Waller County and one along Beltway 8 in Spring Branch, Houston.〔〔"(Boundary Map )." ''Spring Branch Management District''. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.〕 The Spring Branch location also housed the company headquarters.〔Herman, Erik L. ''The Houston Job Bank''. Adams Media Corporation, 2003. "IGLOO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1001 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston TX 77013." Retrieved on March 3, 2011. ISBN 1-58062-931-8, ISBN 978-1-58062-931-7.〕 In 2004 Igloo announced that it was consolidating its operations to its current complex.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Igloo Products Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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