Robert D. Sweet, Jr. 1937-2018
In memorium of Bob Sweet, founder of Creative Pultrusions Inc.
Robert D. Sweet, Jr., founder of Creative Pultrusions (Pleasantville, PA, US), passed away on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at age 81.
Sweet started the fiberglass-reinforced plastics manufacturer in 1973 on the prospect of a $250,000 order from General Motors. Working with a converted tow truck and five employees, he delivered the prototype a month early. In 2008, when Sweet retired and sold the company to Hill & Smith Holdings (Solihull, UK), Creative Pultrusions employed nearly 300 people making $40 million of products a year from its 100,000 ft2 factory.
Sweet was inducted into the Composites Institute (now the American Composites Manufacturers Association) Hall of Fame in 1995 and having received a Brandt Goldsworthy Pultruder of the Year award in 2007. He was a widely respected entrepreneur in the composites industry and will be greatly missed.
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