Felton Brushes

The vendor states it is 100 percent Canadian owned and names Tony Ponikvar as owner and president, with an employee profile describing his and Louis Meehan's 2004 purchase of the company. Corporations Canada's now-discontinued federal filing lists Anthony Ponikvar and Louis P. Meehan as directors as of its last 2003 annual return, which corroborates the story, but that entity discontinued federally in 2004 to continue provincially and the Ontario Business Registry blocked the automated search behind a CAPTCHA, so current ownership rests on the vendor's own statement rather than a live registry check.

• About Us | Felton Brushes - Canadian Industrial Brush Manufacturer vendor_statement “100% Canadian owned”
• Our Employees - Meet Our Staff | Felton Brushes Ltd. vendor_statement “purchased the company with Louis Meehan”
• Federal corporation information - 204027-1 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “Louis P. Meehan ... Anthony Ponikvar”

The vendor's home page states that over 90 percent of products are manufactured on-site at its Hamilton, Ontario facility, and its page on the 2014 Ohio Brush Company acquisition describes bringing that Cleveland firm's brush-making capability into the Hamilton operation rather than adding a US plant. The vendor does not say where the remaining share is made, so it is bucketed as other.

• Manufacturing Quality Brushes In Canada Since 1933 | Felton Brushes Ltd. vendor_statement “over 90% of products manufactured on-site”
• Ohio Brush Company - Asset & Ability Acquisition - Felton Brushes vendor_statement “Owned and Operated by the Gardner family for four generations and located in Cleveland, Ohio since 1879”

The vendor's contact page gives a single Hamilton, Ontario address and its employee page describes a Hamilton-based team, including a 76-year employee and an owner who bought in locally in 2004. Corporations Canada's federal filings from 1981 through the entity's 2003 annual return also list a Hamilton registered office, but that record is historical since the corporation discontinued federally in 2004 to continue provincially, and the Ontario Business Registry's current search blocked automation with a CAPTCHA.

• Contact Us | Felton Brushes - Manufacturing Brushes Since 1933 vendor_statement “520 Burlington Street East, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8L 4J2”
• Our Employees - Meet Our Staff | Felton Brushes Ltd. vendor_statement “joined in 2004 after leaving AT&T Canada”
• Federal corporation information - 111619-3 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “29 HARRIET STREET HAMILTON ON L8R 2E5”

The vendor is inconsistent about wire origin across its own pages: the home page says it uses only United States manufactured wire, the About page says American and Canadian drawn wire, and Chef Felton product pages describe only North American wire, so the CA/US split on wire is an estimate. Handles are stated as Canadian hardwood, and the natural bristle fibers (palmyra, tampico, horsehair) are described only as North American with no country given, so that share is bucketed as other.

• Manufacturing Quality Brushes In Canada Since 1933 | Felton Brushes Ltd. vendor_statement “utilize only United States manufactured wire”
• About Us | Felton Brushes - Canadian Industrial Brush Manufacturer vendor_statement “exclusively with American and Canadian drawn wire”
• Chef Felton — CHEF101 - (Pack of 4) Commercial Broiler and Grill Brush vendor_statement “high quality North American wire ... Canadian hardwood”