Great Lakes Industrial Council #1

Representative Employers and Industries

Employer Industry
Komatsu Mining trucks
Teleweld Railroad
Union Tank Railroad
Chicago Transit Authority Public transportation
A. Finkl Forge Forging
Charles E. Larson Forging
Cornell Forge Forging
C+F Forge (A Division of Chicago Hardware) Forging
Klein Tools Hand tools
Turnkey Hand tools
General American Door Garage doors
National Metalwares Tubular metal products
Walker Process Environmental (water purification)
L.C. Metal polishing
Thomsen Valves
Perlick Beer taps
ITT McDonnell & Miller Heat registers
Steiner Lockers
Aramak Uniform cleaning
Wabash Alloys Aluminum
Numerous Locals Cement
Ladish Aircraft landing gear
Alcan Aluminum fleck paint and paint packaging, explosive products

Consumer Products Produced by Lodges

Lodge Products
1255 Hand tools
1600 Garage doors
  School equipment
  Water purification
  Aluminum fleck painting and paint packaging
  Explosive powders
  Forgings
M10 Beer taps
1234 Heat registers
1247 Uniforms
  Forgings
M94 Musical instruments
158 Railroad
524 Railroad
1240 Aluminum foundry
D12 Cement
D81 Cement
1509 Aircraft
  Space program

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