Description
Since 1965, Brown Medical Industries has manufactured quality, innovative orthopaedic products, including ingenious SEAL-TIGHT cast and bandage moisture protectors and the historically strong-selling Plastalume finger, arm and leg splints. Headed by Ivan E. Brown and based in Spirit Lake, the company employs 35 people and averaged annual growth of more than 10% over the past 10 years. Brown Medical Industries has more than 90 distributors in 80 countries and several hundred in the United States. The company segments the international arena into geo political markets, including NAFTA, SAFTA, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East and Pacific Rim. Over the past 5 years, growth in these markets has eclipsed 60%, with the greatest dollar growth - more than 85% -occurring in South and Central America, and more than 80% in Pacific Rim countries. Along with this extraordinary growth, Brown Medical Industries has not lost track of its commitment to customer service, started in 1965. The company has maintained and improved its responsiveness to international customers, quickly bringing to market distributor-requested products and innovative solutions in the health care industry.