Batesville Casket Company, Inc.

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.batesville.com
Employees: 3,200
Employee growth: (1.5%)

A pine box it is not. Batesville Casket, founded in 1884, is a leading manufacturer of bronze, copper, stainless steel, steel, and hardwood caskets. It also makes urns and other memorial products for the growing cremation niche. The company's direct sales force sells Batesville caskets and other products to licensed funeral homes across North America, as well as in Puerto Rico, the UK, and Australia. Batesville makes most of its caskets in the US, but boasts additional manufacturing plants in Mexico. It also offers display furniture for funerals. Batesville Casket is owned by Hillenbrand, a company created when Hillenbrand Industries spun off its funeral services unit in 2008.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2010:
Sales: $640.3M
One year growth: (1.4%)

Officers:
President, Batesville Casket; SVP, Hillenbrand: Kimberly K. Dennis
VP Operations: Anthony S. Casablanca
VP and CFO: Christopher H. Trainor

Competitors:
Aurora Casket
Matthews International
York Group