Celebrating 100 Proud Years of Quality and Innovation!

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Introduction

When the French Battery Company begin in 1906, who could have known that 100 years later the small Midwestern battery company would grow into a global player in the consumer products marketplace and a leading supplier of batteries, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies, shaving, grooming and personal care products, household insecticides and portable lighting.

Today, Spectrum Brands' products are sold by the world's top 25 retailers and are available in more than one million stores in 120 countries around the world. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Spectrum Brands generates approximately $2.6 billion in annualized revenues and has approximately 10,000 employees worldwide. Who can say what the next 100 years will bring!

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“The spirit of innovation and excellence that characterized our first 100 years remains at the core of everything we do.”

“At Spectrum Brands, a brand-new 100-year-old company, we are continuing to apply the innovative approach to technology and marketing that has made us successful for a century.”

- Dave Jones, Chairman and CEO

History Channel Features Spectrum Brands' 100 Years of Innovation

Dave Jones, chairman and CEO, recently appeared on the History Channel’s show, “History’s Business,” to discuss Spectrum Brands’ strong history of innovation and in celebration of the company’s 100th anniversary in 2006.  View the broadcast here.

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