Kemlite Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crane Company. Crane Company is composed of 26 separate businesses organized into five industry segments: fluid handling, aerospace, controls, merchandising systems, and engineered materials. Crane, based in Stamford, Conn., employs more than 9,000 people in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Kemlite is among the worlds largest manufacturers of fiberglass reinforced plastic panels. The company s emphasis has broadened to include three national and international market areas, namely: commercial, industrial and residential building products, recreational vehicle products, transportation trailers, containers and truck products. Kemlite maintains manufacturing sites in Joliet, Ill., Jonesboro, Ark., Houston, Bolivar, Tenn., Grand Junction, Tenn., Florence, Ky., and Alton, England with more than 700 employees worldwide. Al Menzer founded Kemlite in 1954.