History
1976
Potters acquires full ownership of Australian subsidiary.
UK Subsidiary (PBL) acquires all of the outstanding stock of The Bishop Auckland Glass Co. Limited, a glass bead company in the UK.
1975
Japanese factory built in Tsukuba City/Kanto.
1974
Corporate headquarters moved from Carlstadt, NJ to Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.
Construction completed on Potsdam, NY plant.
1973
Joint venture formed with Tutt Bryant Ltd. in Australia.
1972
Potters Industrial Limitada formed in Brazil, and a plant is constructed.
1971
Second Japanese factory built at Shiso City.
100% ownership of U. K. and West Germany operations is obtained, and the Belgium operation is spun-offto Glaverbel.
Canada operations moved from St. Romuald to a new site in Montreal.
100% ownership of Mexican operation is obtained.
1970
Rudolph Potters dies July 31, 1970 in Palm Beach, FL.
Potters develops first statistical database which consolidates U.S. highway accident information. This data is presented to Congress by Potters and is important evidence used by Congress to develop Federal highway safety legislation in 1973, 1978, 1982.
Potters Brothers’ name is changed to Potters Industries Inc.
1968
Joint venture in Mexico formed with local partners and a plant is built.
Apex, NC plant is built.
1967
Joint venture with Wood Brothers (U. K.) and Glaverbel (Belgium) expands by building a new plant in West Germany.
Construction completed at the Cleveland, OH and Tokyo, Japan plants.
1966
Joint venture with Wood Brothers expands to include Glaverbel with a plant in Belgium.
State of art bead plant is designed that forms the basis for plants to be built in Cleveland and Tokyo.
Joint venture formed with Toshiba Electric in Japan.
1965
Acquisition of Highway Safety Services, Ltd. establishes the St. Romuald, Quebec, Canada operation.
1962
Paul Potters dies in Palm Beach, FL (October 1).
Permafrost plant built in West Caldwell, NJ.
1961
Acquisition of Reflex Glass Bead Company, Inc. establishes the Brownwood, TX operation.
1957
Joint venture with Wood Brothers in the United Kingdom establishes factory in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
1956
Potters Brothers build second plant in Anaheim, CA.
1952
Potters moves its operations from Ozone Park to Carlstadt, NJ.
1950
1950
1948
Rudolf files second patent for “Method and Apparatus for Producing Small Diameter Glass Beads”.
1946
Potters Bros. becomes incorporated as Potters Bros. Inc.
1943
Brooklyn Eagle newspaper lists under Legal Notices, the partnership of Rudolf Potters, Paul Potters, Jessie Potters, Florence Potters and Robert Potters as Potters Bros.
1941
Rudolf files first patent for “Method and Apparatus of Producing Glass Beads”—Vertical Furnace.
1940
New York Times–Potters Bros. post ad hiring an architect to build a factory in Ozone Park.
1937
3 alarm fire ruins interior of Potters Bros. brick glass factory at 150-25 Centerville, Ozone Park.
1936
Acquisition of original premises at 150-25 Centerville Street.
1933
Phone book lists Potters Bros (Paul & Rudolf) beads.
1930
Census has Rudolf and Paul as Glass Manufacturers.
1929
Rudolf and Paul testify as expert witnesses in front of Ways and Means Committee of Congress as manufacturers/importers of “frostings” (tinsel).
1925