Batesville Casket Company manufactures caskets and

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s. The company is a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc., and is headquartered in

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. The company operates three manufacturing plants in Batesville, Indiana, Chihuahua, Mexico, and

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, and a woodworking factory in

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, that supplies wood to the factory in Chihuahua. The company traces its roots to 1884, when John A. Hillenbrand began producing handmade wooden caskets. These caskets had ornate carvings made by casket and furniture companies. In 1906, Hillenbrand purchased the failing Batesville Coffin Company, and renamed it to Batesville Casket Company.

References

External links

Batesville Casket Web Site

Hillenbrand, Inc. Web Site
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