Hoover & Strong

Hoover & Strong, no relation, refines and smelts precious metal scrap, including gold and silver, and extracts saleable material. In addition to providing refining and mill products to jewelers, it also manufactures the jewelry itself. The company's products are primarily sold wholesale to jewelry makers. The company was founded in 1912 by Jay Hoover and Harry Strong to refine industrial platinum scrap; over the years Hoover & Strong has developed some 30,000 products designed for use by the jewelry industry. It is still owned and managed by the Hoover Family.