with bemis company . bemis manufacturing company type private industry injection molding molded wood founded 1901 founder albert bemis arthur white headquarters sheboygan falls wisconsin united states key people peter bemis president and ceo bemis manufacturing company norm giertz coo president proprietary group randy herman president advanced technology group website www.bemismfg.com the bemis manufacturing company is an american manufacturing company based in sheboygan falls wisconsin and is best known for its toilet seat products . bemis also manufactures plastic lawn commercial and indoor furniture suction canisters sharps containers fluid management systems gas caps gauges and various contracted extrusion and injection molded plastic parts for companies such as john deere and whirlpool corporation . the company is a pioneer of co injection molding a process in which virgin resin is injected with scrap plastic . 1 bemis plastic work has won a number of awards in the spi structural plastics div . design competition particularly with the john deere 7000 tractor which is believed to represent the first instance of coinjection molding to large parts where a recycled engineering material abs is used in the core . 2 3 4 contents 1 history 2 corporate management 3 awards 4 memberships 5 products 6 references 7 external links history edit in 1901 arthur white incorporated white wagon works in sheboygan falls wisconsin the precursor to bemis that produced children s wooden wagons with a patented steering device . in the early 1920s al bemis with partner george riddel bought the majority of shares of white wagon works and by 1928 al bemis took controlling interest in their shared company . in 1932 bemis started producing toilet seats . by 1935 they started making seats for nearby kohler company . since then bemis has continued improving their molded wood toilet seat production process and has become an industry leader in plastics manufacturing for toilet seats custom and other plastics products . 5 corporate management edit bemis ceo and part owner peter bemis deceased 10 9 2013 was inducted into the plastics hall of fame on june 19 2006 for innovative techniques for co injection and other advance molding processes . 6 awards edit 2012 bemis was among three finalists in the 16th plastics news processor of the year award . bemis manufacturing was nominated by glenn anderson of milacron a supplier of a 6 600 ton 2 100 square foot monster co injection molding machine . 7 2011 the target shopping cart molded by bemis was a finalist in the industrial design excellence awards idea 8 2009 bemis manufacturing won the 2009 international plastics design competition retail award for the target shopping cart . 9 2007 bemis manufacturing took top honors at the spi 2007 alliance of plastics processors awards for a high end clothes dryer door window . 10 2006 bemis manufacturing s advance technology group formally contract group won a judges award for the sub compact utility tractor and 9th annual industrial designers society of america plastics news award for the john deere series 8000 engine enclosure . 11 memberships edit bemis is a part of the university of wisconsin madison school of business family business center . 12 products edit bemis manufacturing company is best known for its toilet seat products . toilet seats can be found around the world under the bemis church mayfair westport and olsonite brands . while olsonite is found primarily in wholesale markets mayfair and westport are found in retail stores such as ace hardware bed bath & beyond meijer and do it best . bemis and church branded seats can be found in both wholesale markets and in retailers such as home depot lowe s and home improvement retailers in the uk including homebase . bemis also produces bathroom accessories in europe under the carrara & matta brand . citation needed bemis produces custom plastics products for customers in a variety of industries . some industries include commercial furniture agricultural equipment appliances yard care retail facility and industrial products . using technologies such as co injection molding and extrusion bemis works with business partners to design and produce their products . citation needed since 1971 bemis has produced various health care products to help health care professionals dispose of medical wastes . these products include sharps containers suction canisters and liners and a draining system for safe liquid management . citation needed other products include plastic fuel caps gauges and tank accessories produced under the kelch brand . citation needed references edit bregar bill . june 19 2006 . bemis emphasizes value of continuous reinvention plastic news . accessed october 26 2007 . knights mikell . june 2004 structural plastics exploring ways to make molds & parts faster plastics technology online . accessed october 26 2007 . plastic industry honors innovative parts . machinedesign.com may 6 2004 . accessed october 26 2007 . custom plastic extrusion . lakelandplastics.com . accessed september 15 2015 . bemis richard a. july 2001 . be seated by bemis . times printing co. inc. pp. 3 14 . isbn 0 9711791 0 7 . spi southern region milacron s big move as customers rebound relationships pay off finalist in the industrial design excellence awards 2009 international plastics design competition retail award spi 2007 alliance of plastics processors awards spi 2006 alliance of plastics processors awards family business center at the university of wisconsin madison members bemis manufacturing co external links edit bemis manufacturing company corporate site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bemis manufacturing company & oldid 729318099 categories companies established in 1901companies based in wisconsinmanufacturing companies based in wisconsinprivately held companies based in wisconsinsheboygan county wisconsinbuilding materials companies of the united stateshidden 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