Innovators and entrepreneurs have always been an integral part of Gloucester’s character. The world has seen this in action for more than four generations of courageous Gloucester fishermen, and the creativity of a community of artists, writers and poets dating back to the 1700s.
Today, Gloucester’s entrepreneurial spirit is embodied by companies like Gorton’s of Gloucester, the seafood processing icon which had its beginnings here in 1755; Gloucester Engineering, a pioneer in plastics extrusion machinery; and Applied Materials, a leader in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. These any countless other businesses had their beginnings here in Gloucester.
The city’s future is shaped by these innovators, and by new generation of diverse entrepreneurs like Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute in marine science; the Innovation House in mobile software; Ocean Alliance in marine research; HireClix in recruitment advertising; and Atlantic Saltworks in ocean harvesting
Company Profiles
XP Comdel, headquartered in Gloucester, designs and manufactures RF and DC power supplies and process instruments for the semiconductor, thin film, photovoltaics, flat panel, and industrial heating industries. Products include RF generators, DC generators, impedance matching networks, multi-channel synthesizers and electrostatic chuck power supplies used worldwide by the industry’s major equipment and IC fabrication manufacturers.
Visit XP ComdelGloucester was chosen in 2015 as the U.S. headquarters and distribution center for Vitillo hydraulic components. Vitillo serves four continents and customers in more than 50 countries, both directly through logistic and distribution centers – Gloucester is one of three worldwide — and through business partners.
Visit VitilloIntershell International is a seafood processing and distribution company that lives up to the area’s rich past by offering superior products to customers locally, nationally and globally. Intershell sells to all major Sushi distributors in the U.S., wholesalers in Boston and around the globe, along with restaurants throughout New England.
Visit Intershell InternationalGorton’s of Gloucester has been a national leader in the seafood industry since its founding in 1849. As the #1 brand in frozen prepared seafood throughout the US, Gorton’s success is built on a long history of forward thinking innovation. From introducing the first frozen convenience foods to the marketplace, developing the famous fish stick, to the more recent success of their Simply Bake line, Gorton’s has persevered with a pioneering spirit and thirst for invention. Gorton’s is also working hard to ensure future generations will enjoy seafood through their unmatched Trusted Catch™ program, which goes beyond simple sustainability certification to enact real change in the industry and on the water. All of this effort is brought to life to many millions of consumers year round by the famous Gorton’s Fisherman.
Visit Gorton’s of GloucesterC.B. Fisk is a renowned builder of pipe organs found in churches, cathederals, concert halls and universities throughout the world based on a belief that an organ is a means by which a musician brings music to life. The company designs, and then its skilled craftsman and musicians build, each instrument to function acoustically and aesthetically in a specific building. It starts with a precise scale model to ensure that the organ complements the architecture that surrounds it, followed by construction and then the important step of “voicing of the instrument, adjusting each pipe to the acoustics of the room.”
Visit C.B. FiskApplied Materials, Inc. is one of the world’s largest producer of innovative equipment, services and software used for advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Gloucester operations include research, development and production with a focus on ion implantation equipment to fabricate semiconductor chips.
Visit Applied Materials, Inc.