CASTLE PLASTICS

Castle Plastics was founded by Gabrielle Serafini in 1920. He and his bride Emilia migrated from Castello di Alvito, Italy to Leominster, MA in the United States in 1911. For several years, Gabrielle worked in a local shirt factory. Then, in 1920, he started the family business, first named Castle Button Company, with the word Castle referring to the Italian city from which his family originated... Today, Castle Plastics is a leading manufacturer of horseshoe pads in North America. Our introduction to the equine industry was sudden, unplanned, and really accidental. One day, a family friend was observed shoeing one of his horses from his racing stable. During the process, he began to nail a hoof pad between the hoof and the shoe. From there, research and inquisition began in regards to the value the hoof pad served is assisting the horses to perform... As the years passed, the business underwent several location and name changes; however, it always remained under the same family..

Primary location: Leominster United States