1 November 2024
To Our Valued Customers and Suppliers,
After careful consideration we are pleased to inform you that H. Cross Company has been acquired by the ownership of Union City Filament Corp. This acquisition allows us to serve you and operate as we have for many years to come.
H. Cross Company will continue to operate from our existing Moonachie, New Jersey facility, separate from Union City Filament Corp., and will supply all the products we have historically, using the same personnel, equipment, processes, and supply chains. Edward McClary will serve as Vice President during the transition and continue to be an active part of H. Cross Company.
H. Cross Company and Union City Filament Corp. have been closely linked for the past seven decades, serving many of the same industries and customers. Together, we will expand innovation and offer enhanced value to our customers.
To our customers: Your open orders with H. Cross Company will remain open and be fulfilled in accordance with the existing terms and conditions. Our accounting team will be reaching out with updated banking information when necessary. It has been our honor to serve you as we have these many years. Thank you.
To our suppliers: Open purchase orders that H. Cross Company has placed with you will also continue to be honored under the existing terms and conditions. Your ability to supply high quality raw materials to us is an important part of what makes H. Cross Company successful. Thank you.
Established in 1939, H. Cross Company is the leading producer of tight tolerance produced to customer specification specialty materials including refractory metal ribbons and wires for traveling wave tube amplifiers, analytical sensors, medical devices, aerospace and halogen lighting applications.
Established in 1950, Union City Filament Corp. is a world-class producer of precision-formed filaments and cathode heaters for microwave frequency electron devices, CT X-Ray tubes, scientific instruments, and other applications requiring mission-critical hot-cathode electron sources and ion sources.
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding this transition and look forward to building an even greater trust supplying your critical needs. Again, we sincerely thank you for your years of business with H. Cross Company. The new ownership looks forward to continuing the business relationships in the same manner for many years to come.
Respectfully,
Joseph E. Celia, III
President CEO
Union City Filament Corp.
+1 201 945 4036
joseph.celia@ucfilament.com
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