Brady History Brady was founded in 1914 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as W.H. Brady Co., and renamed Brady Corporation in 1998. The company began selling products internationally in 1947. In 1984, Brady went public, with stock trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and in 1999, moved trading of its stock to the New York Stock Exchange, where it trades under the symbol BRC. Brady Markets Brady's core capabilities in manufacturing, precision engineering and materials expertise make it a leading supplier to the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) market and to the Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) market. MRO: Major product lines provided to the MRO market include facility identification, safety and complementary products, wire identification products, and people identification. OEM: Major product lines provided to the OEM market include high-performance identification products for printed circuit boards, and precision die-cut components for mobile telecommunications devices and hard disk drives. Operations 7,000 employees around the world Operations in 26 countries Distribution in more than 100 countries through more than 4,400 distributor partners