Private company

Marmon Group

Logo: Marmon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American industrial holding company

Marmon Group is an American industrial holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker in 1953 (as Colson Corporation), it has been held by the Berkshire Hathaway group since 2013. Marmon Group primarily focuses on the industrial space, including companies that produce transportation equipment, electrical components, other industrial components, as well as service-based companies providing services in the construction and retail sectors.2 It was founded by Robert Alan Pritzker.1 It employed about 20,000 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Marmon Group is an American industrial holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker in 1953 (as Colson Corporation), it has been held by the Berkshire Hathaway group since 2013.2

Corporate structure

Marmon Group is part of a group headed by Berkshire Hathaway. 1,533 entities, 33 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, Nebraska, United States
    • AltaLink 100% · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Berkshire Hathaway Energy 89.94% · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • Northern Powergrid Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
        • 4 more
      • NV Energy Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
      • Elmore Subsidiary · Elmore
      • Integrated Utility Services UK Subsidiary · Yorkshire
      • BHE RENEWABLES, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
        • 4 more
      • BHER POWER RESOURCES, INC. Subsidiary · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
      • CORDOVA ENERGY COMPANY LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • FLAT TOP WIND I, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY Subsidiary · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
      • MARIAH DEL NORTE LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • MARSHALL WIND ENERGY LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • MIDAMERICAN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY Subsidiary · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
      • PINYON PINES WIND I, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • PINYON PINES WIND II, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • SANTA RITA WIND ENERGY LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
      • SARANAC POWER PARTNERS, L.P. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • TX JUMBO ROAD WIND, LLC Subsidiary · Des Moines, Iowa, United States
    • Marmon Group Chicago
    • MidAmerican Energy Company Des Moines, Iowa, United States
    • NEW ENGLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Farmington, Connecticut, United States
    • PacifiCorp Portland, Oregon, United States
    • Precision Castparts Corp. Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
      • Special Metals Corporation Subsidiary · New Hartford, New York, United States
      • AETC LIMITED Subsidiary · Leeds, United Kingdom
      • CALEDONIAN ALLOYS LIMITED Subsidiary · Livingston, United Kingdom
      • Cannon-Muskegon Corporation Subsidiary · Muskegon, Michigan, United States
      • Centra Industries Inc. Subsidiary · Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
      • J & L Fiber Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
      • KALISTRUT AEROSPACE Subsidiary · Saint-Vallier, France
      • PCC Airfoils, S.A. DE C.V. Subsidiary · Merida, Mexico
      • PCC DISTRIBUTION JAPAN K. K. Subsidiary · Machida Shi, Japan
      • PCC Specialty Products, Inc. Subsidiary · Wexford, Pennsylvania, United States
      • PCC UK FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · Leicester, United Kingdom
      • PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP.FRANCE Subsidiary · Ogéu-Les-Bains, France
      • PRECISION CASTPARTS CZ S.R.O. Subsidiary · Plzen, Czechia
      • S. P. S. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • SHUR-LOK INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Verviers, Belgium
      • SPECIAL METALS WIGGIN LIMITED Subsidiary · Hereford, United Kingdom
      • SPS AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED Subsidiary · Nottingham, United Kingdom
      • SPS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Subsidiary · Leicester, United Kingdom
      • TARPEY-HARRIS LIMITED Subsidiary · Ripley, United Kingdom
      • THE S.P.S. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PENSION AND LIFE ASSURANCE PLAN Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • TIMET UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • WESTERN AEROSPACE LIMITED Subsidiary · Perth, Australia
      • WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SPECIALTY ALLOYS PTY. LTD. Subsidiary · Perth, Australia
      • Wyman Gordon Monterrey S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Guadalupe, Mexico
      • WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED Subsidiary · Hereford, United Kingdom
    • Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies Subsidiary
    • biBERK Business Insurance Subsidiary · Omaha, United States
    • Borsheim's Fine Jewelry Subsidiary · Omaha
    • Business Wire Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • BVD Subsidiary · United States
    • Central States Indemnity Subsidiary
    • Dairy Queen Subsidiary · Edina
    • International Metalworking Companies Subsidiary · Galilee
    • ISCAR Metalworking Subsidiary · Western Galilee
    • Kerite Company Subsidiary · Seymour
    • Kirby Company Subsidiary · Cleveland
    • Kraft Heinz Subsidiary · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
      • 161 more
    • Pilot Flying J Subsidiary · Knoxville
      • 1 more
    • Scott Fetzer Company Subsidiary
    • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Subsidiary · Tel Aviv, Israel
      • 40 more
    • H. J. Heinz Company Stake · 26.8% · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
      • 4 more
    • American Express Stake · 15.6% · New York, New York, United States
      • AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES CO INC New York, New York, United States
        • 7 more
      • 56th Street AXP Campus LLC Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
      • AAC Statutory Trust Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • AE Exposure Management Limited Subsidiary · Jersey
      • AE Innovation Labs Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • AEOCC Funding Australia Limited Subsidiary · Jersey
      • AEOCC Management Company Limited Subsidiary · Jersey
      • American Express (India) Private Limited Subsidiary · India
      • American Express (Malaysia) SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Malaysia
      • American Express (Thai) Company Limited Subsidiary · Thailand
      • American Express Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
      • American Express Asia Network Consulting (Beijing) Limited Company Subsidiary · China
      • American Express Bank LLC Subsidiary · Moscow, Russia
      • AMERICAN EXPRESS BANKING CORP. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • AMEX (Middle East) QFC LLC Subsidiary · Qatar
      • AMEX Assurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
      • AMEX Insurance Agency (Taiwan) Inc. Subsidiary · Taiwan
      • AXP Insurance Master Trust Subsidiary · New York, United States
      • Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • and 79 more
    • Moody's Corporation Stake · 12.6% · New York, New York, United States
      • 166 more
    • and 287 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Robert Alan Pritzker in 1953, in United States.1

In 1953, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker acquired Colson Corporation, a struggling manufacturer of casters, bicycles, navy rockets, and wheelchairs with sales of $3 million.

The name of the company was changed to Marmon Group in 1964, after the acquisition of Marmon-Herrington. Major acquisitions by Marmon Group have included Cerro Corporation (1976) and TransUnion (1981).

In 2008, the Pritzker family sold a 63.6 percent interest in Marmon Group to Berkshire Hathaway for $4.8 billion, with plans for Berkshire to acquire the remaining 36.4% over the course of the next 5–6 years; the sale of the remaining stake to Berkshire was completed by 2013.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marmon Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Marmon Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

The following is a list of subsidiaries of the Marmon Group:

From Wikipedia’s article on Marmon Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1999Acquired Kerite Company1
  2. 1981Acquired Union Tank Car Company1
  3. Succeeded Cerro de Pasco Corporation1

Timeline

  1. 1953Founded Founded in United States1

Sources

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