SOLON, Ohio (Feb. 3, 2011)—Carlisle Companies said it is launching Carlisle Brake & Friction, and opening a global headquarters for the division in Solon, a Cleveland suburb.
The company on Dec. 2 completed its acquisition of Hawk Corp., and is closing that firm's headquarters in Cleveland and relocating the personnel to the Solon site, former headquarters for Hawk's Wellman Products Group. The newly created division includes the Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction business.