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Hoover Ball and Bearing Co.
Manchester Division of Hoover Ball and Bearing Company was started with ground breaking ceremonies on September 21, 1964. Production of decorative automotive trim parts was started in 1965. At present Manchester Division employs some 125 people who live in Manchester and nearby towns.
Manchester Division is one of seventeen divisions and subsidiaries of Hoover Ball and Bearing Company which is listed by Fortune Magazine as one of the 500 top industrial corporations in the country.
Products of Hoover Ball and Bearing Company include die casting, plastic parts, farm equipment, seating components, chemical products, handling systems, aluminum extrusions, furniture, and balls and bearings
Locally Manchester Division produces nameplates, knobs, mouldings, bezels, grille parts, and other ornamentation for all major automobile companies.
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