Richco

Essentra Components (formerly Richco, Inc.) is a leading international supplier of specialty plastic, fiber, foam and packaging products with four principal operating divisions: Component & Protection Solutions, Porous Technologies, Packaging & Securing Solutions and Filter Products. Through these divisions, Essentra focuses on the light manufacture and distribution of high volume, essential components which serve customers in a wide variety of end-markets and geographies.

Since 1954 Richco Inc. has specialized in manufacturing quality plastic fasteners, wire management devices, circuit board hardware, and custom components. They have always adhered to the same basic principles and goals…

“Global capabilities with local support…”

to design and manufacture the finest quality components
to price them competitively
to deliver them promptly

Essentra Components manufactures small, essential components, such as protective plastic caps, workholding clamps, fasteners, handles & knobs and PCB hardware.

As part of its Vision 2015 strategy, three companies: Alliance, Reid Supply, and Richco Inc. were joined together to form Essentra Components America. This provided our customers with a vast selection of industrial components with regional distribution sites across America and an international network extending to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions, including 42 principal manufacturing facilities, 64 sales and distribution operations and 5 research/development centers.