FR International, based in Carmel, Indiana, provides the commercial marketplace with all the advantages of a high-end decorative hardware brand combined with strong mechanical engineering and commercial hardware industry experience. Our designs are available on rugged commercial quality mechanical platforms that conform to market requirements.
We utilize the latest CAD engineering tools to create designs and ensure reliable system operation. And, for those projects that require additional shapes and configurations, we are pleased to offer our custom design services and rapid prototype capability.
Featuring Frascio lever designs
FR International is proud to feature exclusive designs from Frascio, a prestigious Italian lever handle producer with an 80-year history of elegance and innovation. From their earliest beginnings in 1945 as a workshop in northern Italy, Frascio has grown to become a globally recognized decorative door hardware brand specified by premier architects and designers worldwide.
FR International remains true to the original manufacturing philosophy: to use only the highest quality materials, to continuously research emerging designs and technology, and to uphold careful attention to production detail.
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Our Green Commitment
FR International is a manufacturer of door hardware located in Carmel, Indiana. FRI products are manufactured primarily from brass, zinc, stainless steel. Much of the raw material used to produce these parts comes from recycled metal. The percentage of post-consumer and post-industrial recycled content is estimated as follows:
- The brass and zinc materials that are used to make many Frascio products typically contain 80- 100% recycled material, a combination of melted scrap metal and reclaimed by-products.
- Stainless steel that is used in Frascio products has a post-industrial recycled content of approximately 70%, and a post-consumer recycled content of approximately 8%.
- The post-industrial recycled content of steel used to make Frascio products is approximately 30-40% (Approximately 30% -40% of the metal used to produce Frascio products is either scrap metal or other recycled material that is melted in the furnace)
- Approximately 40% of the packaging that is used by Frascio is comprised of recycled material
The above percentages show an average of FRI’s overall production. Actual percentages on any order will vary based on the specific products that comprise that order as well as the mill source for the metal that is used on any specific order.
When no longer needed, FRI brass, stainless steel, and zinc parts are 100% recyclable.