THE SMC LEGACY

SMC is one of America’s most trusted technical rescue brands. Founded in 1967, as Seattle Manufacturing Corporation, during the golden age of high-altitude mountaineering, our products have accompanied many of the Northwest’s finest climbers on historic ascents of peaks like K2 and Everest.

SMC’s first product was an oval carabiner designed and manufactured specifically for Mary Anderson of the original REI Co-op Store who was dissatisfied with the quality and turnaround time of overseas manufacturers. SMC’s founder, Jim Clark, identified the critical design and tooling elements that REI required and brought his aircraft industry standards of excellence to the manufacturing of mountaineering gear.

Our products expanded into the rescue market as climbers of the 60’s and 70’s became the rescue experts of the 80’s. They required durable hardware that would reliably perform in the demanding rescue environment. This request for stronger, more sophisticated products launched SMC’s technical rescue division.

In 1997, Kathy Hughes took over as SMC’s new CEO and has moved the brand into a new era of customer service, information-driven communication, and ISO certification. Today SMC is part of Harken. 

SMC is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, an independent, third party certification process that guarantees reliability and efficiency in manufacturing. All SMC products are made in the USA at their Ferndale Washington facility.

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Founded: 1967
Ownership: HARKEN Inc. (Employee Owned) 
Address: 

3930 Salashan Parkway 

Ferndale, WA

98248

Telephone  360-366-5534
Contact: customerservice@smcgear.com

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