Hillman Partners With FC Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The Hillman Group and FC Cincinnati have entered a 5-year partnership aimed at strengthening community impact in the West End and surrounding neighborhoods. Through this collaboration, they aim to extend their reach, create meaningful opportunities, and align their efforts with shared missions and values—ultimately working together to improve lives.
“Hillman is honored and thrilled to enter this partnership with FC Cincinnati, a team and organization so committed to giving back and fostering positive change and growth,” said Jon Michael Adinolfi, Hillman’s President and CEO. “Since 1964, when our company was founded in Cincinnati, service has been the foundation of everything we do. It drives how we support our customers, empower our employees, and uplift the communities we serve. Joining forces with FC Cincinnati perfectly aligns with the heart of who Hillman is, and we are looking forward to seeing all we can accomplish together.”
“This partnership is an exciting opportunity to expand our impact and connection with our community – a core value of FC Cincinnati,” said Jeff Berding, President & Co-CEO, FC Cincinnati. “We are pleased to collaborate with Hillman, an organization that shares our vision for giving back and making Cincinnati the best place to live, work and raise a family.”
During the 5-year partnership, Hillman and FCC plan on engaging in several community-centered projects. This includes building benches in public spaces for children to utilize while playing and learning outdoors and hosting a trade school workshop for students, introducing them to various career opportunities and allowing them to build connections. Additionally, they will partner to hold a DIY sweepstakes, where FC Cincinnati fans will enter to win a host of Hillman-owned products for a DIY home improvement project of their choosing.
About the Hillman Group
Hillman Solutions Corp. (“Hillman”) is a leading provider of hardware-related products and solutions to home improvement, hardware, and farm and fleet retailers across North America. Renowned for its commitment to customer service, Hillman has differentiated itself with its competitive moat built on direct-to-store shipping, a dedicated in-store sales and service team of over 1,200 professionals, and over 60 years of product and industry experience. Hillman’s extensive portfolio includes hardware solutions (fasteners, screws, nuts and bolts), protective solutions (work gloves, jobsite storage and protective gear), and robotic and digital solutions (key duplication and tag engraving). Leveraging its world-class distribution network, Hillman regularly earns vendor of the year recognition from top customers. For more information on Hillman, visit www.hillman.com
About FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati is a Major League Soccer team playing at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The club’s diverse ownership group is led by controlling owner Carl H. Lindner III; as well as managing owners Meg Whitman and Dr. Griff Harsh; Scott Farmer; and George Joseph. Founded in 2015 by Lindner and President & Co-CEO Jeff Berding, FCC began play in the United Soccer League (USL) in 2016. The club won the 2018 USL Regular-Season Championship and earned postseason berths in all three of its USL seasons. In 2017, FC Cincinnati also advanced to the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a run that included victories over two MLS squads. FC Cincinnati entered MLS as the 24th team in 2019 and opened the club’s 26,000-seat soccer-specific TQL Stadium in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati in 2021. FCC won the 2023 Supporters’ Shield – the annual award given to the team with the most points in the regular season – and clinched a spot in the 2024 MLS Playoffs for the third straight year. FCC have been recognized locally and nationally as one of Sports Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Sports 2023, named to the Honor List as one of “75 Great Sports Companies to Call Home.”; on the Business Courier’s Fast 55 as one of Greater Cincinnati’s fastest growing private companies; and named to The Enquirer’s Top Workplaces 2024. For more information, visit www.fccincinnati.com.
Contact
Helena Earl, Communications Manager
Helena.earl@hillmangroup.com
