Batesville Casket Company
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Batesville Casket Company manufactures caskets and cremation urns. The company was a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. until its divestiture in 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and is headquartered in Batesville, Indiana.
The company operates three manufacturing plants in Batesville, Indiana,<ref name="StalkLachenauer2004">Template:Cite book</ref> Chihuahua, Mexico, and Manchester, Tennessee, and a woodworking factory in Vicksburg, Mississippi, that supplies wood to the factory in Chihuahua.
The company was established in 1884, when John A. Hillenbrand began producing handmade wooden caskets.Template:Citation needed These caskets had ornate carvings made by casket and furniture companies.<ref name="Garber2017">Template:Cite book</ref> In 1906, Hillenbrand purchased the failing Batesville Coffin Company, and renamed it to Batesville Casket Company.<ref name="Communications2001">Template:Cite book</ref>
The company's successful business strategy was noted by George Stalk, a Boston Consulting Group writer, in 2004:Template:Quote
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