How long has Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. been in business?
The first Simpson Company was started in Oakland, California, in 1914 by Walter C. Simpson and was a manufacturer of wooden window screens. During the depression, the business was inactive due to the lack of construction activity. In the late 1930s, the Company was revived and added kitchen fans and vents to the product line. Barclay Simpson took over the businesses in 1947 and in 1956, the connector business was born. Since 1956 the Company has added manufacturing plants around the country in southern California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois and Washington. Since 1993, the Company has also grown internationally with plants now located in Canada, England, France, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and China.
