Spara is a group of manufacturing companies with operating entities that design, manufacture and supply components for the global aerospace, energy, military/defense, and transportation industries. Spara’s highly diversified companies specialize in forging, casting, and molding of various types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and plastic. With a broad customer base and 12 manufacturing and distributing facilities, Spara is a market leader in niche manufacturing sectors. With headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, Spara focuses strategically on identifying operations with state-of-the-art engineering capabilities that manufacture niche products with limited competition.
Spara consists of 12 companies divided into two groups: Components and Fabrication & Assembly. The Components Group specializes in closed die forgings, precision forged aluminum aerospace components, investment casting, precision machining, and full service machining.
Spara's Components Group includes the following companies:
- W. Pat Crow
- General Aluminum Forging
- Tech Cast
- Seville Bronze
- Fairfield Castings
Spara's Fabrication & Assembly is a leading supplier of fabrication and assembly solutions predominately serving the automotive, heavy-truck, and multimarket industries. Fabrication is the process of taking metal and altering it by one or more of the following processes: cutting, bending, welding, or brazing. The Fabrication & Assembly Group products include laminated padlocks, progressive carbide stamping dies, metal components and assemblies, security and combat wheeled vehicle solutions, and towing systems.
Spara's Fabrication & Assembly Group includes the following companies:
- Trans-Industries
- Spara Fab
- Interlock Die Company
- Commando Lock Company
- Spara Tactical
- Speedlab
- Valley Towing