Gates Corporation

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.gates.com

■Address

1144 15th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202, USA

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions across a range of end markets. It supplies synchronous belts and asynchronous drive belts as well as thermal and emissions management components for its automotive customers.

-The Company is organized into two operating segments based on product line:

  • Power Transmission: The segment manufactures solutions which transfer power, convey materials and provide motion control.
  • Fluid Power: The segment manufactures solutions which transfer hydraulic power or convey fluids, gases or other materials across locations.


-The Company supplies its products to replacement and original equipment customers. In the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024, approximately 9% of the Company’s total net sales were generated from automotive OEM customers.

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Products

Power Transmissions
-Micro-V belts
-V-belts
-Timing belts
-Special belts 
-Timing belt component kits
-Timing belt component kits w/ water pumps
-Poly Chain synchronous belts
-Rubber synchronous belts
-Serpentine kits
-Repair solution kits
-EuroGrip coupler kits
-Water pumps
-Electric water pumps
-Timing belt pulleys
-Engine variable valve timing solenoids
-Fan brackets
-Idler pulleys
-Decoupler pulleys
-Bushings
-Sheaves
-Sprockets
-Tensioners
-Engine variable timing spool valve filters
-Motorcycle belts
-Motorcycle sprockets

Fluid Power
-Air conditioning hoses and couplings
-Cooling fan modules
-Coolant hoses
-Coolant tanks
-Electric coolant valves
-Heater control valves
-Fuel line hoses
-Heater hoses
-Hose clamps and couplings
-Power steering hoses
-Transmission oil cooler hoses
-Turbocharger oil lines
-Turbocharger hoses
-Washer hoses
-Vacuum hoses
-Vacuum tubings
-Air brake hoses
-Air intake and defroster hoses
-Air vent hoses
-Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) hoses
-Emission control hoses
-Fuel fill hoses
-Other engine hoses
-Diesel emissions fluid caps
-Fuel caps
-Radiator caps
-Oil caps

History

1911 Founded as a manufacturer of leather for tires.
1917 Began phasing out leather in favor of rubber, the Company changed its name to International Rubber Company.
Developed a V-belt, which is their major product.
1954 Its first international manufacturing facility was build in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
1958 Opened a manufacturing facility in Mexico.
1963 Built a belt and hose plant in Erembodegem, Belgium, the first of many European facilities.
1980s Acquired the Uniroyal Power Transmission Company.
1996 The Company was acquired by the British-based Tomkins plc, which became a part of Pinnafore Group in 2000s.
2003 Changed its name to Gates Corporation.
Aug. 2011 Divested its Powertrain business to Sterling Group.
Jul. 2014 Pinafore Holdings, the Company's parent company, was acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone, an investment and advisory firm.
Jan. 2018 The Company is listed on New York Stock Exchange.

Supplemental Information 1

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