Fire protection equipment manufacturer with 50+ years in commercial and industrial markets
Buckeye Fire Equipment manufactures fire protection products for industrial and commercial customers. The tech stack reveals a traditional manufacturing operation—SAP and JD Edwards for legacy ERP, with Acumatica MRP implementation underway—paired with basic marketing tools (Adobe, Canva, LinkedIn). Active hiring across marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and ops suggests product-line expansion and operational modernization, supported by projects around new product introductions, foam concentrate optimization, and patent filings.
Buckeye Fire Equipment is a privately held manufacturer of fire protection products based in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Founded in 1968, the company serves commercial and industrial customers with a reputation anchored in quality and reliability. Operations span product design and development (foam concentrate formulation, testing refinement), manufacturing, supply chain management, and go-to-market activities including trade shows and product launches. The company is modernizing its enterprise systems by implementing Acumatica MRP to replace legacy ERP infrastructure, a shift aimed at addressing data integrity and process optimization challenges in manufacturing.
The company uses SAP and JD Edwards as legacy systems, with an active Acumatica MRP implementation underway to modernize manufacturing operations and improve data integrity.
Active projects include foam concentrate design optimization, patent application development, product compliance testing, new product introductions, and Acumatica MRP implementation to streamline manufacturing workflows.