Encore Interior, Huntington Beach

Jim Downey founded C&D Aerospace in 1972, growing the organization organically to a multinational, 4,000 employee, $400 million enterprise before selling the business in 2005. The other half of the EnCore ownership, Tom McFarland, joined forces with Jim in 1986 to help build the business and remained with C&D after the sale to continue the growth path to over 5,000 employees and $650 million in sales before reuniting with Jim in 2011.

Jim and Tom joined forces to “start again” with EnCore. Through two strategic acquisitions in 2011 the EnCore group has grown organically at an aggressive pace. Today, EnCore is a group of three companies, each thriving separately while working together to deliver superior results.