These cross-cultural contacts have, among other things, led to the incorporation of innovative materials in company product lines.
Busy global connections have Caligiuri and vice-president of product development Pat Foley, making regular trips abroad. Their hard gun cases, however, are made in Texas, and some of their leather belts and leather dog collars are made in-house. The majority of their products are made in a number of countries, overseas. To accommodate the significant growth spurt the business has been realizing over the past eight years, a new 40,000-square-foot addition is currently in the works. Its 25, full-time employees work in a 35,000-square-foot building. These days, the outdoor accessories company is no longer family owned but overseen by a board of investors. “We do support the NRA (National Rifle Association) and gun companies.” We work as a team or family,” Watson said.Īlthough Boyt has long been known for its quality gun cases and related gear, “we do not sell firearms,” she pointed out. All of us, from our company president Tony Caligiuri to our employees, give their input to designs. Her roles include creating ads, promoting customer relations through social media like Facebook and Twitter, handling public relations and most of the package designing. “All of our products are designed in-house, with the hunter in mind.We’re all avid hunters,” said Jennifer Watson, company marketing manager. Today, although still using its historic name, Boyt Harness is all about designing, manufacturing and wholesaling a widely diverse range of outdoor sporting accessories - high-end gun cases, hunting clothing, bags and duffles, tactical range bags, gun slings, snake-proof gators, canvas and leather shell pouches, hunting dog accessories, hard gun cases and much more. Later, the onset of World War II led to the production of millions of pieces of military gear, such as backpacks, web belts and cartridge pouches. Then the mechanization of America and the social and political pressures caused by World War I, prompted the company to manufacture cavalry saddlebags and military pistol holsters. Traits like these have kept Boyt Harness Co., LLC, based in the small city of Osceola, Iowa, moving ahead and growing over its 115 year history.įounded in 1901 by two leather-working brothers, Walter and John Boyt, the company’s first focus was the making of saddles and fine driving harnesses. And, let’s not forget plain, old-fashioned grit and hard work. Boyt Harness is all about outdoor sporting gear By Lynn AscrizziĪdaptability, creativity and quality are the distinctive hallmarks of long-time, successful businesses.
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