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s and paddleboards, and lawn and garden items, along with

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steel and plastic items from other companies.

Overview

Lifetime Products uses polyethylene blow molding and metal forming technology to create a variety of consumer and industrial products. Lifetime has a large single-point blow molding plastics facility in

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, occupying , and employs over 2,200 people worldwide. The company produces the only folding chair to comply with the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA), which defines durability standards testing of commercial-grade chairs. Lifetime is headquartered in the

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in Clearfield, Utah, and has

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. US distribution facilities are located in

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History

In 1972, Lifetime Product's founder,

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, made a sturdier basketball pole for his backyard using

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, and a basketball rim. Seeing the potential in what he had constructed, he placed an ad in the local

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and made his first sale. His business eventually became a sporting goods store, and in March 1986, became Lifetime Products, a name inspired by the goal of building

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and lasting products. Shortly after, the research and design staff created and patented the "Quick Adjust" basketball system, which allowed users to adjust residential basketball rims from 7.5 to 10 feet. In its first three years, the company grew to 167 employees and occupied of manufacturing, office, and warehouse space. New equipment, including an electrostatic

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operation and a robotic rim welding system, was installed to keep up with demand. A

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department was also formed to constantly update and improve presses and dies. Utilizing its expertise in plastics and metals, Lifetime then developed a blow-molded folding

in 1995, a folding banquet table in 1998, and a steel-reinforced blow-molded shed in 2005. In May 2010, Lifetime acquired the assets of Dragonfly Innovation Corp., a producer of blow-molded

s, and kayak production was moved to Lifetime's facilities in Utah. In November 2011, Lifetime acquired Pennsylvania-based Emotion Kayaks, making Lifetime one of the largest kayak manufacturers in the world. In August 2017, the company expanded US operations by opening a 700,000+ square foot east coast manufacturing and distribution facility in Mascot, TN just east of Knoxville, TN.This new facility will produce Lifetime’s line of water sports products including kayaks and paddleboards, as well as their outdoor Play System line of products. With this new location for manufacturing and distribution, Lifetime will be able to meet its customers’ increasing demand for products with shortened supply chains and faster shipping times.

Products

Tables and chairs

*Folding Chair *Stacking Chair *Folding tables *Round tables * Personal tables *Picnic tables *Camp and sport tables

Basketball systems

*Portable Residential Basketball Systems *In-ground Residential Basketball Systems *Bolt-down Residential Basketball Systems *Adjustable-Height Basketball Systems (portable, in-ground, and bolt-down) *Rim and Backboard Stationary Combinations

Sheds

*Storage buildings *Storage sheds *Garden sheds *Extension kits and accessories

Lawn and garden

*Yard cart *Wheelbarrow *Compost tumbler *Glider bench *Deck box

Playground equipment

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s * Teeter-totters * Dome climbers * Swing sets *

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Kayaks

* Sit-on-top Kayaks *Sit-Inside Kayaks *Youth Kayaks * Paddleboards

Coolers

*5 gallon water cooler *28 quart cooler *48 quart cooler
55 quart cooler
*65 quart cooler *77 quart cooler *115 quart cooler

Lifetime Metals

Lifetime Metals produces processed steel items for both Lifetime Products, and for other manufacturers in the region. Services provided include coil slitting and leveling,

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, stamping with Minster

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mill operations,

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, and other processes.

Lifetime Store

Lifetime owns and operates the

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Lifetime Store, formerly called Backyards Inc., which is a factory outlet for Lifetime Products carrying both new and seconds, or blemished products. There are seven store locations in Utah and Idaho.

Patents and innovations

*1986 - Introduced and patented the first adjustable basketball pole on the market *1992 - Introduced its line of portable basketball systems *1992 - Invented and patented the friction weld joint for basketball poles *1993 - Invented a blow-molded base that is airtight and watertight *1995 - Invented blow-molded polyethylene tabletops *1995 - Invented a fully assembled, folding picnic table *1996 - Invented the Power Lift, the first one-hand,

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height adjustment mechanism *1998 - Introduced blow-molded polyethylene folding banquet tables *2000 - Introduced the only folding chair to meet or exceed BIFMA standards *2001 - Introduced Mammoth Basketball Equipment, a line of professional-quality home basketball systems *2004 - Introduced the Shatter Proof Backboard, the first virtually unbreakable backboard made with

Makrolon Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent. They are easily worke ...

polycarbonate *2005 - Introduced its multi-branded line of outdoor storage sheds *2006 - Introduced an innovative new line of steel utility trailers *2007 - Introduced its line of residential playground equipment *2008 - Introduced a line of residential garden products *2010 - Invented a low cost tent trailer that carries an

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*2010 - Acquired Dragonfly Innovations, expanding its offerings to include kayaks *2011 - Acquired Emotion Kayaks, making Lifetime one of the largest kayak manufacturers in the world *2015 - Acquired LightHeaded Beds, LLC. *2018 - Introduced a line of coolers

References

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External links

Official website: Lifetime.com
Manufacturing companies established in 1986 Companies based in Clearfield, Utah Manufacturing companies based in Utah Privately held companies based in Utah 1986 establishments in Utah