Record #:

1317

Author(s):

Towle, Lisa H.

Abstract:

Kenneth R. Hyde, Jr. is president and CEO of Wilson-based Hackney Brothers Inc., the nation's largest manufacturer of custom-built refrigerated truck bodies and the fifth-oldest manufacturing firm in North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 52 Issue 1, Jan 1994, p8-11, por

Subject(s):

Hyde, Kenneth R.; Hackney Brothers, Inc.; Refrigerated trucks

Record #:

14742

Author(s):

Timblin, Carol

Abstract:

Murphy Manufacturing of Wilson was the largest manufacturer of customized refrigerated truck bodies in the country. However, the company had fallen on hard times with low morale among employees, declining sales brought on by the 1981-82 recession, and a critical need to upgrade outdated equipment and production methods. Purchasing an ailing company can be risky, but C. William Layman, owner of a Charlotte plastics company, and Harold Domenico, founder of Charlotte-based Management Analysts, Inc., undertook the challenge. Timblin discusses the results of their efforts.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Feb 1985, p37, 39, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Refrigerated trucks; Murphy Manufacturing Co. (Wilson)