New Haven, CT – The Bilco Company has marked 85 years of service to the building industry. A third-generation family-owned company, Bilco is widely known for designing and manufacturing high-quality specialty access products for residential and commercial construction markets.
What began as a neighborhood iron shop in 1926, when George W. Lyons, Sr. started The Builders Iron Company in New Haven, now has grown into an ISO 9001-certified company with more than 200 employees, multiple manufacturing facilities, and worldwide sales and distribution.
The spirit of innovation was at the heart of Bilco’s initial success when Lyons, Sr. introduced the first metal basement door to the market. After World War II, Lyons’s five sons joined the business and the product line was soon expanded to include commercial roof hatches, floor doors, and automatic fire vents, many of which featured patented designs.
Now managed by the third generation of the Lyons family, the company continues to build on the innovative spirit of its founder.
“Over these 85 years, Bilco has continuously improved existing products and designed new products that operate safely and easily to exceed customer expectations,” said Robert Lyons, Jr., President of The Bilco Company.
With headquarters in New Haven Bilco now has manufacturing facilities in Arkansas and Ohio, and international sales offices in Canada, Mexico, China, and the UK.