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About Us
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Today at our South Plainfield New Jersey
Plant…Leland processes millions of disposable
gas filled cylinders and assembles and tests
dozens of products for use in the aerospace,
medical, beverage and safety industries. Our
approach to business today is essentially the
same as it was 42 years ago, continually improve
to provide the customer the ultimate in total
satisfaction. Our support and focus towards our
customers and employees sets us apart in the
fields that we participate in. Research and
development of high pressure disposable products
is priority investment for our future.
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The employees at Leland are well
trained and motivated team members who are empowered to
meet and exceed our customer’s requirements through a
process of continual improvement of our Quality
Management System. Leland now boasts the highest
employee retention rate in 30 years. |
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People and teamwork…a
dedicated group of employees who seek to bring value to
every transaction and interaction with the customer. A
great sense of pride exists at Leland as we truly
believe that every customer is special and has needs
well beyond a published price list. We are one human
family. |
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Team Structure (Click one to find out more
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President - CEO
Administrative Assistant To The President
Vice President
Sales and Marketing
Customer Service
Engineering
Purchasing
Logistics
R&D
Production
Accounting
Inventory Control
Quality Assurance |
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From the work in our R&D
areas we have realized many new and exciting
technologies that have emerged. As we move
forward, we often realize how little we know.
That reminds us to follow our quest to go
further and deeper than before.
We hope you’ll enjoy reading a bit more about
our company. |
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Leland Industries was
established in July, 1964 by Mr. George A.
Stanford and Mr. Carl H. Sollmann. Their
principle business was to manufacture soda
syphons, cream whippers for home use and
purchase and distribute small high pressure gas
filled cylinders to the aerospace industry and
military. Before starting Leland, they were
already deep in the markets working the trade
show circuit for Kidde Manufacturing in
Bloomfield. |
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As the consumer markets
were growing post war, George Stanford finished
his military service in the US Air Force
Reserve. |
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He was a master of public
relations. Something the military loved to do
was to show off their planes. Photo shoots were
common place for him and he knew what people
wanted to see. |
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Circa 1963. George
Stanford (right) knew the value of long term
relationships and always made everyone feel
welcome and important. He his standing with
Vaughn Alexander, then President of WT Grant
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As Kidde was peaking in
the consumer products area, the Kidde family
pulled the plug on the Belleville NJ
manufacturing lines. Sollmann and Stanford knew
what they needed to do; as they had already
spent years developing products for their
customers to benefit from. Now they had to pull
together what they knew; George Stanford, the
Marketing Man and Carl Sollmann, the Engineer —
one powerful collaboration. Sollmann was an
enthusiastic student of Japan and its culture.
His engineering background and love of “those
curious Japanese” empowered him to put many
interesting products into the pipeline.
Considering that packaging gases into disposable
containers was his specialty, and his career as
President of Manufacturing at Kidde had ended,
"not only were products designed, but they were
often works of art that could be mass produced”. |
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