Breeze-Eastern

{{Short description|American Manufacturing company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Breeze-Eastern Corporation

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{NYSE MKT|BZC}}

| industry = Industrial Goods – Aerospace/Defense Products & Services

| product =

| foundation = 1926

| location_city = Whippany, New Jersey

| location_country = U.S.

| revenue = $ 79.61M (Dec 31, 2013){{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BZC+Key+Statistics|title= Company Key Statistics}}

| key_people = Brad Pedersen
({{small|Chief Executive Officer, President and Director}})

Mark D. Mishler
({{small|Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer}}) (Aug 24, 2015)

| num_employees = 187 (Dec 31, 2013)

| homepage ={{URL| http://www.breeze-eastern.com/ }}

}}

Breeze-Eastern Corporation is an American manufacturing company which was set up in 1926 and is now based in Whippany, New Jersey. Breeze-Eastern is the world's only dedicated helicopter hoist and winch provider and the world's second-largest cargo hook systems manufacturer. The company focuses on engineered equipment for specialty aerospace/defense applications. It also manufactures weapons handling systems and tie-down equipment for military and civilian agencies.{{cite web |title=Business Summary |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=BZC+Profile |website=Yahoo Finance}}

History

Since the company's establishment, it has manufactured equipment for many types of helicopters around the world, such as the compact Agusta A1B, Sikorsky S-58, Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion, Sikorsky H-60 Hawk platforms, and Boeing tandem rotor CH-47 Chinook. The company has received supplemental type certificates (STC) from the FAA.{{cite web |title=Company History |url=http://www.breeze-eastern.com/company/#company-overview |website=www.breeze-eastern.com}}

In 2006, TransTechnology Corporation changed its name to Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX:BZC), since its products are known as Breeze-Eastern products.{{cite web |title=TransTechnology Corporation Announces Name Change to Breeze-Eastern Corporation |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060719005695/en/TransTechnology-Announces-Approval-Amex-Listing-Prospective-Change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310170251/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060719005695/en/TransTechnology-Announces-Approval-Amex-Listing-Prospective-Change |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2014 |website=www.businesswire.com}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024}}

Products and services

The company's products sales represented approximately 75% of its total revenues during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 (fiscal 2013). It provides helicopter hoist and cargo hook systems (such as Sikorsky H-60, Blackhawk and Naval Hawk, CH53-K Super Stallion, Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, Boeing CH-47 Chinook); hydraulic and electric aircraft cargo winch systems; cargo and aircraft tie-downs; weapons handling systems for the European Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) and the United States High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

The company's Services include overhaul and maintenance, representing 25% of its total revenues in fiscal 2013.{{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BZC|title= Company Full Description|website= Reuters|access-date= 2017-07-02|archive-date= 2015-09-25|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925010500/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BZC|url-status= dead}}

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