W. C. Bradley Co.

W.C. Bradley Co.

Company type	Private
Industry	Leisure, Real estate
Founded	1885 (1885) in Columbus, Georgia, USA
Headquarters	Columbus, Georgia , USA
Key people	John T. Turner, Chairman Marc Olivié, President & CEO
Subsidiaries	Char-Broil, LLC Lamplight Farms Incorporated W.C. Bradley Real Estate, LLC Zebco Brands Badlands
Website	www.wcbradley.com
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The W.C. Bradley Co., founded in 1885, is a privately owned company headquartered in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as a “cotton factoring” business, the company heritage includes operating diverse businesses in the textiles industry, farm implement manufacturing, row crop and livestock production, wholesale supply businesses meeting the needs of industrial and building contractors, retail businesses in outdoor sports equipment and licensed sports apparel, and barbecue grill manufacturing.

The company comprises the following companies focused on home and leisure products and services: Char-Broil, Zebco Brands, Lamplight, and W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate.

The W.C. Bradley Co.’s worldwide headquarters are located on the Chattahoochee River in historic Uptown Columbus in renovated buildings dating from 1885, which were previously used to store cotton and other goods for the company’s businesses. Throughout its history, the company has transitioned through various businesses and industries.

In the early 1900s, W.C. Bradley joined Ernest Woodruff and other investors in purchasing the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Serving as Chairman of the Board until the late 1930s and remaining on the Board until one year before his death in 1947, Mr. Bradley contributed to the growth of the Coca-Cola® brand as one of the most recognized “brand names” in the world.

The W.C. Bradley Co. is a multi-brand supplier of high quality consumer goods and services focused primarily on the home and leisure lifestyle markets.