Parent company of Morton Manufacturing
Jason Industries Inc., the Milwaukee-based parent company of Morton Manufacturing Co. and Metalex Corp., has merged the two Illinois companies.
Morton Manufacturing makes industrial safety grating and railroad running boards. Metalex Corp. produces perforated metals, perforated tubes and expanded metal products. The two companies, both based in Libertyville, Ill., will operate under the Metalex name.
The newly formed company will continue to offer the same products and services, and will also continue using the same teams and processes.
ason Industries (Nasdaq: JASN) employs 4,000 people in 15 countries.