Gilbert & Bennett
American wire mill and wire manufacturing company
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Gilbert & Bennett (officially Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company) was an American wire mill and wire manufacturing company.
Sturges Bennett
G&B in Georgetown, Connecticut (1909) | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial manufacturing |
| Founded | 1818 in Redding, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Founder | Benjamin Gilbert Sturges Bennett |
| Defunct | 2001 |
Number of locations | 1 |
| Owner | Town of Redding (development site) |
History
The company was founded in 1834 by Benjamin Gilbert and Sturges Bennett in the Georgetown section of Redding, Connecticut.[1] In 1998, G&B filed for bankruptcy after its once prosperous industrial manufacturing fell victim to the growing deindustrialization and it ultimately ceased operation in 2001.[2]
In 2002, the Town of Redding found a partner to revitalize the former site, in the Georgetown Land Development Company (GLDC); however, this company went bankrupt as well and several tax liens made the town reclaim the 55-acre site.[3][4] As of 2023 many environmental surveys are required to make the site usable for residential or mixed-use projects which are currently performed by the town.[5][6][7]
