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Operating Segments: Latching and Locking Solutions, Screws, Mounts, Plugs, Fasteners
HQ: Concordville, Pennsylvania, United States

About Southco

Southco, Inc. began in 1899 as the South Chester Tube Company as a manufacturer of tubing pipes and couplings used in the petroleum industry. In 1945, the South Chester Corporation began to manufacture specialty fasteners in Essington, Pennsylvania, and registered the Southco name in the same year. Five years later, Southco opened a facility in Lester, Pennsylvania to match the company’s growth, and expanded even further in 1965 by opening two additional facilities in Concordville, Pennsylvania and Honeoye Falls, New York.

In 1974, the company moved its corporate offices to the Concordville facility, while continuing to grow and expand. In 1983, Southco began international operations with acquisitions in the United Kingdom and Germany, soon followed by further acquisitions in Italy, Spain, and France. In 1988, the company expanded its product line by acquiring the Simmons Fastener Company and Thermo Products. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Southco entered Asian market, first with a facility in Melbourne, Australia and a partnership with NBK, and later by opening sales offices in South Korea and regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Today, the company continues to expand in all major markets. Southco currently manufactures access control hardware for the automotive, computer, HVAC, industrial machinery, marine, medical, defense, and telecom industries.

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Products, Services, and Platforms

Products:

• Latching Solutions: Southco latching solutions include cam latches, compression latches, push-to-close latches, rotary latch systems, and draw latches. It also includes entry door latches and that come in both swing and sliding action configurations.
• Locking Solutions: This division comprises a variety of electronic locking methods, as well as wireless access controls, actuators, and accessories.
• Hinges: Southco produces a wide range of hinges, including external, embedded, counterbalance, concealed, and door stays.
• Fasteners: This division pertains to quarter-turn fasteners, fast lead captive screws, spring-loaded plungers, swell action latches, LOCKWELL pins and receptacles, panel fasteners, slide latches, rivets, and screws.
• Display Mounts: Southco-manufactured display mounts come in tilt, swivel, swing, dual extension, vertically articulating, and several combinations of those configurations.
• LIFT-A-SYST Solutions: LIFT-A-SYST is a mechanical system designed to help with lifting, maneuvering, and securing heavy doors and panels by an individual, rather than requiring an entire team’s effort.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Southco subsidiaries include Unikey Metalurgica Ltd, Southco Asia Ltd, Hartwell DZUS inc, and Dzus Ltd. Southco’s primary partner is its parent organization, the South Chester Tube Company. 

Competitors

Competitors of Southco, Inc. include Unicorp, Acra-Ball Manufacturing Co, Larson Hardware Manufacturing Co, Napco Security Group, Cawley Company, Truth, Hager Companies, DIRAK GmbH, Amerock Corporation, TR Fastenings Ltd, The Nanz Company, and others.