moved to USA in 2009 – 2015
Canada, North Carolina, Alabama

History in Canada

• 1985 founded by Ted Szabo and Thanos Polyzos in Canada
  – two childhood friends
  – Szabo was born in Hungary
  – Polyzos was born in Greece
• had a factory in Markham, Ontario, Canada
• January 2009 moved to Pineville, North Carolina

USA History

• January 2009 moved to Pineville, North Carolina
• Renamed Para USA
• January 2012 bought by Freedom Group
• 2014 moved into Remington Arms facility in Huntsville, Alabama
•  March 2015 cessation of the Para name