National Public Radio's "Day to Day" show recently featured an interesting profile on Wald. Wald manufactures the ubiquitous metal baskets seen in thousands of bike shops around the country.
A brief summary:
"Most bicycle accessories are now manufactured in China, but one family-owned American company is determined to stay in the business. Noah Adams talks with Madeleine Brand about his visit to the Wald company in the rural Kentucky town of Maysville, where workers still make and ship bicycle baskets all over the world."
Interesting factoids about Wald:
- Been in the same family for 100 years.
- They still make everything in the U.S.
- They've survived by diversifying and they now make parts for GM trucks, among others.
- They sell 250,000 bike baskets per year.
Full story: U.S. Firm Keeps Toehold in Bike Basket Business
I am from Mayville, Kentucky. Very cool to find this on your blog!
Posted by: jackie sue | September 05, 2005 at 07:10 PM