Member Spotlight | 2021

February 2021 | Confer Plastics

February 2021 | Confer Plastics

This family-owned manufacturer of swimming pool & spa accessories along with custom blow-molding has called Buffalo, NY home since 1973. Confer employs approximately 220 people that produce an average of 80,000 units per year. Currently production is at an all-time high due to the pandemic and the resulting economy of homeowners re-investing into the leisure aspects of their homes. Find out more about Confer Plastics.

April 2021 | Kennedy Valve

April 2021 | Kennedy Valve

Since 1877, this New York State company has been manufacturing fire suppression water system products for both underground and above. Kennedy Valve fire hydrants are made in Elmira and used all over the US and the rest of the world. The 330 employees at the Elmira location make this one of parent company McWane Inc.’s largest factories in the US. Find out more about Kennedy Valve.

September 2021 | Saratoga Eagle

September 2021 | Saratoga Eagle

Saratoga Eagle Sales & Service is a fourth-generation family-owned parent company that employs approximately 500 people state-wide between their three businesses. Founded in 1928, just after prohibition, the Vukelic family has gone from a beer distributor to one of the state’s largest beer distributors and Ready To Drink (RTD) beverages such as seltzers. The company operates out of a state of the art 150,000 square foot facility delivering 5,000,000+ cases annually. Find out more about Saratoga Eagle Sales & Service