The John Plant Company

n the loft of a barn in New Haven, Connecticut back in 1918, John D. Plant started the Company which today is a leading producer of Lightweight Industrial Gloves. The initial product was a line of conventional Canvas Work Gloves to which was soon added Pallbearer's or Undertaker's Gloves. Mr. Plant could see subtle changes in industry and foresaw its need for a Pallbearer type glove. Very soon the Lightweight Industrial Glove became the Company's principal product. Many of the early sales resulted from the efforts of Mr. Plant's wife, Florence, who traveled extensively in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York by trolley and train. Through the years the Company has continued to grow and adapt to changing times. In 1954, a building was built in Branford, Connecticut to house a knitting operation. This building was expanded six times to accommodate the Company's relocation from New Haven in 1960 and its subsequent growth. A Canadian branch was established in Ontario in 1963. It was sold four years later. In 1966 at Cedar Falls, North Carolina, a branch was begun as temporary quarters, while a new building in Ramseur, North Carolina, was being constructed. The Ramseur building was expanded in 1970 and in early 1971 became the home of all the Company's operations. Again in 1977 the Ramseur Plant expanded to house a knitting operation.