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Griffon Corp. (GFF)At 4:04PM ET: 6.79  Up 0.42 (6.59%)  
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Griffon Corp.
100 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
United States - Map
Phone: 516-938-5544
Fax: 516-938-5644
Web Site: http://www.griffoncorp.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:General Building Materials
Full Time Employees:5,300

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Griffon Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a manufacturing company in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Poland. It has four segments: Garage Doors, Installation Services, Specialty Plastic Films, and Electronic Information and Communication Systems. The Garage Doors segment designs, manufactures, and sells garage doors for use in the residential housing and commercial building markets. This segment also sells related products, such as garage door openers manufactured by third parties; and markets commercial sectional doors. The Installation Services segment sells, installs, and services garage doors, garage door openers, manufactured fireplaces, floor coverings, and cabinetry, as well as related building products, such as closet systems, window coverings, and bath enclosures for the new residential housing market. The Specialty Plastic Films segment develops, produces, and sells plastic films and film laminates used as moisture barriers for disposable infant diapers, adult incontinence products, and feminine hygiene products; and as protective barriers in surgical and industrial gowns and drapes, equipment covers, flexible packaging, and house wrap. The Electronic Information and Communication Systems designs, manufactures, sells, and provides logistical support for aircraft communication systems, radar, air traffic management, information and command and control systems, identification friend equipment, integrated homeland security systems, and application specific integrated circuits for defense, aerospace, civil, industrial, and commercial applications. It supplies airborne maritime surveillance radar and aircraft intercommunication management systems. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Griffon Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Oct-08 is better than 15% of S&P 600 companies and 42.7% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Ronald J. Kramer , 49
    Vice Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Fin. Committee
    $ 34.00KN/A
    Mr. Patrick L. Alesia , 60
    Chief Financial Officer, VP, Ethics Officer, Sec. and Treasurer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Lester L. Wolff , 89
    Consultant Emeritus
    $ 32.00KN/A
    Mr. Gary Abyad ,
    Pres of Clopay Plastic Products
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Franklin H. Smith Jr., 57
    Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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