Dayco

Dayco Products, LLC

Dayco World Headquarters
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1905 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Headquarters	Troy, Michigan, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Nick Orlando, Chief Executive Officer
Number of employees	4,500
Website	http://www.dayco.com

Dayco Products, formerly known as Mark IV Industries, is a parts supplier for construction, automotive, and industrial companies. The companies annual earnings are approximately 150 million USD. Its main customers include Caterpillar and General Motors.

Dayco was founded in 1905 as Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Co. The company initially made products such as garden hoses out of natural rubber. In 1908, the company hired John A. MacMillan, and began creating his product, the airless tire. The company also produced the first whitewall tires in 1913. Beginning in the early 1920s, the company entered a diversification period when it radically increased the variety of its products. Dayco would eventually make many different rubber parts, as well as some textiles. It also pioneered some synthetic rubber products, including developing the first synthetic rubber tire. The company would be a valuable supplier of military products during World War II. The company officially changed its name to the DAYCO Corporation in 1960.

Dayco filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2009, and emerged from bankruptcy approximately 6 months later. It eliminated about $750 million in debt during the bankruptcy. Dayco attracted controversy when it announced it would be closing its two North Carolina plants and a Nevada plant. Dayco was consolidating into its Memphis, Tennessee plant. The move attracted media attention and resulted in several hundred jobs being lost.