Gill Industries

Name

Gill Industries

Legal name

Lear Corporation

Website

https://gill-industries.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Gill Industries is a privately held US-based industrial design and engineering company founded in 1964 in Grand Rapids, employing 5,001–10,000 people to design and manufacture industrial products for B2B customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Product Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Manufacturing & Operations Excellence (Lean/Six Sigma) (BPAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Industrial product design
• Engineering manufacturing
• Industrial design services
• Contract manufacturing
• Mechanical engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automotive Seating Components: Design, development and supply of automotive seating systems and components to global vehicle manufacturers
2. E-Systems Components: Electronic systems components and software solutions for automotive manufacturers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gill Industries is a designing and engineering company focused on making industrial products. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company combines product design and engineering capabilities with industrial manufacturing to serve business customers, having operated continuously since 1964.

Product overview

Lear Corporation offers a platform-based portfolio of automotive technology solutions organized around two core product lines: Seating and E-Systems. The Seating division encompasses advanced seating innovations including the INTU™ wellness-focused seating system, supported by core capabilities such as Eagle Ottawa Leather (premium leather materials) and Guilford Performance Textiles (performance textiles), along with Thagora Material Cutting Solutions for manufacturing. The E-Systems division provides electrical systems and Software solutions for automotive connectivity and power management. Connection Systems Catalog serves as a resource tool for browsing components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INTU: Advanced seating innovation technology platform
• Eagle Ottawa Leather
• Guilford Performance Textiles

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ford Motor CompanycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 22 June 2026Ford Supplier of the Year for Sustainability 2026. Lear supplies seating and e-systems components to Ford for vehicle manufacturing.
• General MotorscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 20 May 2026GM Supplier of the Year 2025 for Seating and E-Systems. Long-standing supplier relationship for automotive components.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Steelcase: Major Grand Rapids-based designer and manufacturer of workplace furniture and architectural products. Comparable as a large-scale, design-driven industrial manufacturer operating in the same regional ecosystem with B2B distribution.
• Herman Miller (MillerKnoll): Grand Rapids-headquartered industrial designer and manufacturer of contract furniture and related products. Comparable as a large, design-led Grand Rapids industrial manufacturer with B2B distribution.

Direct peers

• Patrick Engineering: Engineering services firm providing design and consulting for industrial, infrastructure, and energy clients. Comparable as a design/engineering firm serving industrial product manufacturers.
• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): Wisconsin-based contract manufacturer providing metal fabrication, welding, and engineering services to industrial customers. Comparable as a mid-large private industrial contract manufacturer with embedded engineering capabilities serving OEM end markets.
• Hussey Copper: Privately held copper manufacturer with custom fabrication capabilities serving industrial customers. Comparable as a privately held industrial manufacturer with engineering-driven product lines and B2B customer base.
• Behlen Manufacturing: Privately held Nebraska-based industrial manufacturer producing metal buildings, grain systems, and engineered products. Comparable as a family-owned industrial products manufacturer with custom-engineered offerings and B2B distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Altair Engineering: Engineering software and services firm serving industrial product design and simulation globally. Comparable as a design/engineering services provider to industrial product manufacturers, though software-centric rather than physical manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gillindustries
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CorpLear
• Facebookfacebook.com/248628579078
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gill-industries
• Instagraminstagram.com/learcorp

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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