UMaine Engineering cited in Sun Journal interview with Globe Footwear manager

The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Sun Journal interview with Roland Landry, plant manager at Globe Footwear in Auburn. Globe Footwear, formerly known as Falcon Shoe Manufacturing, began in 1963 as a small, family-owned business in Lewiston, according to the article. In 2014, Falcon was acquired by Globe Manufacturing Company, a fourth-generation family-owned and managed business headquartered in Pittsfield, New Hampshire that has been making firefighter protective clothing since 1887, the article states. “Not only are Globe boots made in the U.S.A., right here in Maine, but all the components are domestically sourced,” Landry said. “The last two components we moved from offshore suppliers were developed through partnerships here in Maine. We developed the first non-metallic safety toe cap with the University of Maine Engineering Department. And we developed the first non-steel puncture resistant plate with Tex Tech, a company that manufactures in Monmouth.”