The Lawton Standard Co. will be featured in an upcoming episode of World’s Greatest! on Bloomberg TV. The World’s Greatest! film crew was at the C.A. Lawton Co. facility in De Pere back in the Fall to film the episode, which includes some incredible video of what we do and interviews with several employees, including CEO Alex Lawton.
The exciting segment highlights the Lawton Standard Co.’s nearly 150 year legacy of innovation and leadership in the foundry industry.
World’s Greatest! TV series
World’s Greatest! has been a national favorite for 18 years. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at extraordinary companies, products and technologies.
The episodes are aired on Bloomberg TV and are later posted on the World’s Greatest! website.
The segment on Lawton Standard focuses on the companies ability to adapt, grow and remain a leader in the ever-changing foundry industry.
You can watch the episode featuring Lawton Standard on Saturday, February 1st at 1:00 p.m. (central). The episode will air again on Saturday, February 8th at 1:00 p.m. (central). After the episodes are broadcasted, they will later appear on the World’s Greatest! website.
Lawton Standard segment on World’s Greatest!
World’s Greatest! visited our C.A. Lawton-De Pere facility in September to film the upcoming episode.
The segment focuses on Lawton’s history which dates back to 1879 when Charles Lawton and E.W. Arndt founded the Novelty Manufacturing Company. Lawton is now run by a fifth generation of Lawton in CEO Alex Lawton. Alex and his father, Randall, both appear in the segment on World’s Greatest! when it focuses on the family culture here at Lawton.
Lawton Standard has adapted and evolved over the years into a trusted name in the iron and steel castings industry. Lawton now owns six foundries and two distribution companies with a wide range of capabilities.
Iron Foundries
- C.A. Lawton Company (De Pere, WI, and Minster, OH)
- Penn-Mar Castings (Hanover, PA)
- Lawton Standard St. Paul (St. Paul, MN)
- Renaissance Manufacturing Group (Anniston, AL)
Steel Foundry
- Temperform (Novi, MI)
Distribution Companies
- AIA/Versa-Bar (Waukesha, WI; Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX)
- AMSCO® Wear Products (Wilmington, DE and Sparks, NV)
“We’re proud to showcase how Lawton Standard has grown to serve a diverse range of industries while staying true to our commitment to quality and innovation,” said Alex Lawton, CEO of Lawton Standard. “Our wide range of capabilities truly sets us apart in the foundry industry.”
Together, Lawton Standard’s family of companies produce high-quality iron and steel castings all the way up to 35,000 pounds. We offer a variety of materials to choose from including grey iron, ductile iron, continuous cast iron, stainless steel, manganese steel and Damascus steel.
Along with the castings, many Lawton Standard sites also offer value-added services including pattern making, precision machining and finishing services. We also use state-of-the-art solidification software and imaging to ensure that our castings are of the highest quality, even before a single drop of molten metal is poured.
This is all matched with outstanding customer service and a commitment to on-time delivery.
Don’t miss Lawton Standard on World’s Greatest!
The much-anticipated episode featuring the Lawton Standard Co. will be airing on Bloomberg TV on Saturday, February 1st at 1:00 p.m. (central).
If you miss it, no worries, it will be re-aired on Saturday, February 8th at 1:00 p.m. (central).
Also, after the episode airs on Bloomberg it will be posted online on the World’s Greatest! website.
For more information on World’s Greatest!: https://www.worldsgreatesttelevision.com/
For more information on Lawton Standard’s family of companies: https://lawtonstandard.com/