The Rose Corp., Abbott Furnace become sister companies

The Rose Corp., a Reading, Pa.-based contract manufacturing steel fabrication company, has announced it has become a sister company to Abbott Furnace, St. Mary’s, Pa., a producer of continuous thermal process equipment, as both companies have been purchased by Edmund Gaffney of Haverford, Pa.

The companies will continue to operate independent of each other but joining capabilities to enhance offerings to their current customers and opportunities for the growth of both entities. The Rose Corp., also doing business as Mark Metals, currently employs 52 and Abbott employs 70.