Matthews International

Matthews International Corporation (MATW) traces its origins to 1850, when John Dixon Matthews, a craftsman from Sheffield, England, founded a small engraving shop in Pittsburgh. The company states it is comprised of two business segments, Industrial Technologies and Memorialization, both of which it says strive to drive efficiencies while growing by building and acquiring new capabilities. Its Industrial Technologies segment evolved from its original marking products business, while its Memorialization segment grew out of its bronze division and serves customers including cemeteries, funeral homes, monument dealers, and sign shops across the United States and in other countries. The company describes itself as a market-leading global company serving the industrial technologies and memorialization markets.

Matthews International was founded in 1850 by John Dixon Matthews, a craftsman from Sheffield, England, beginning as a small engraving shop in Pittsburgh that the company says quickly became synonymous with precision and quality. Its early work ranged from branding irons for cargo and cattle to intricate engravings adorning public buildings. In the early 1900s, Matthews expanded into bronze memorials, crafting sculptures and memorials. Over the decades the company embraced new offerings such as marking and coding solutions, brand packaging and design, warehouse automation systems, waste incineration, and energy solutions. The company celebrated its 175th anniversary throughout 2025. Its original marking products business evolved into its Industrial Technologies segment, while its former bronze division became Matthews Memorialization.

A market-leading global company serving the industrial technologies and memorialization markets.

• Industrial Technologies segment

  Evolved from the original marking products business; described as a leading global industrial technologies innovator committed to empowering visionaries to transform industries through the application of precision technologies and intelligent processes.

• Memorialization segment

  Formerly the bronze division; provides products, business solutions, and technology services to customers including cemeteries, funeral homes, monument dealers, and sign shops across the United States and in other countries.

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