About Simpson Strong-Tie
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. was founded in Oakland, California 1956. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSD". For over 60 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has focused on creating engineered structural products that help people build safer and stronger homes and buildings. Considered a leader in structural systems research, testing and innovation, Simpson Strong-Tie® products are recognised for helping structures resist high winds, hurricanes and seismic forces.
Simpson Strong-Tie is one of the largest suppliers of structural building products in the world, including timber connectors, fasteners, fastening systems, anchors and lateral-force resisting systems. The company is known for its commitment to product development, engineering, testing and training as well as providing customers with quality products and exceptional service. Today, Simpson Strong-Tie has more than 3,100 employees and more than 50 factories, offices and warehouses all around the globe.
Simpson Strong-Tie began manufacturing engineered structural connectors for timber-framed construction in 1956 in California, USA. Nearly 40 years later, the company entered the anchoring industry, and the product line has expanded to include many anchoring, crack-injection repair and masonry adhesives, and a full line of powder-actuated tools and fasteners.
In 2004, Simpson Strong-Tie acquired Quik Drive® fastening systems, a company based in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA. Quik Drive was available in New Zealand prior to the acquisition and has since continued to be distributed along with a wide range of Simpson Strong-Tie products throughout the country following the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary of Simpson Strong-Tie in New Zealand in 2010. This range now includes fasteners, mechanical and chemical anchors, lateral systems, powder-actuated tools and connectors. The Simpson Strong-Tie sales team operates nationally and is equipped with technical support and training to assist with specification and jobsite support to service the needs of our customers.
The History
On a Sunday evening in the summer of 1956, Barclay Simpson's doorbell rang.
A neighbor's brother had stopped by to ask if he could make a product to connect the ends of 2x4s for a roof. Barclay replied, "Of course!" So he sat down with his plant foreman, developed some rough sketches and used a punch press to create his first joist hanger.
That simple beginning was about more than just solving problems. For Barclay, it was about putting the customer first. Our phrase–"Our customers are our bosses"– is a simple philosophy that permeates all that we do.
At Simpson Strong-Tie, it's about enjoying what we do, doing it right and supporting our customers every step of the way–from order placed to product installed. Today, Simpson Strong-Tie is the world leader in structural product solutions–solutions that not only help our customers, but help make structures safer and stronger.
The company is recognised as the genuine connector brand in the residential construction industry, and also for its ever-expanding offering of shearwalls, moment frames and fasteners. In the last two decades, the company has expanded further with products for infrastructure, commercial and industrial construction, including mechanical anchors, adhesives and products that repair, protect and strengthen concrete and masonry.
But even with all of the growth, we still keep it simple, focusing on the core values that Barclay instilled and living up to our reputation of reliability, innovation, quality and service.