bradley co. type private industry leisure real estate founded columbus georgia usa 1885 headquarters columbus georgia usa key people stephen t. butler chairman marc olivi president and ceo website wcbradley.com the w.c. bradley co. www.wcbradley.com founded in 1885 is a privately owned company headquartered in columbus georgia . founded as a cotton factoring business the w.c. bradley co. today is a global multi brand supplier of high quality consumer goods and services focused primarily on the home and leisure lifestyle markets with locations in the united states canada europe and china . it consists of char broil llc columbus georgia ; zebco brands tulsa oklahoma ; lamplight farms incorporated home of tiki brand menomonee falls wisconsin ; and w.c. bradley co. real estate llc columbus georgia . contents 1 history 1.1 19th century 2 brands 3 references 4 external links history edit 19th century edit in 1885 w.c. bradley began working as a clerk for bussey goldsmith a cotton factoring firm . within a few years he and his brother in law samuel a. carter purchased the cotton factoring business changing the name to carter and bradley . the company soon expanded by adding a wholesale grocery department and began to manufacture a high grade fertilizer for the farmers who grew cotton . in 1895 bradley bought his brother in law s share of the business and changed the name of the company to the w.c. bradley co. over the next five years bradley bought eagle & phenix mills and founded the columbus manufacturing company two of the largest textile mills in the south . he also built a large cotton warehouse which is now listed on the national register of historic places and that today houses the w.c. bradley co. global headquarters the w.c. bradley co. museum and the d.a. turner memorial chapel . brands edit char broil http www.charbroil.com oklahoma joe s http www.oklahomajoes.co saber https www.sabergrills.com dancook http www.dancook.dk lamplight http www.tikibrand.com tiki brand http www.tikibrand.com zebco http www.zebco.com quantum http shop.zebcobrands.com quantum fin nor http www.finnorfishing.com van staal https www.vanstaal.com badlands http badlandspacks.com zebco europe http www.zebco europe.com preston innovations https www.prestoninnovations.com references edit external links edit w.c. bradley co. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title w. c. bradley co. & oldid 730402216 categories companies established in 1885privately held companies based in georgia u.s. state industrial supply companiesmanufacturing companies based in georgia u.s. state sporting goods manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in columbus georgiafishing manufacturers and suppliers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 july 2016 at 20 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view