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Company. Boyd Industries Inc.
Industry. Dentist chair manufacturing
Key. Adjusting processes, not prices
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Bruce Livingston married his way into a career he didn't expect in his younger years, back when getting braces was part of growing up. Now his company, Boyd Industries Inc., is likely to be a familiar brand to anyone who was ever subjected to having those dreadful metal bands and wires attached to their teeth.

The Clearwater-based company, which manufactures chairs and related furnishings for orthodontists and other medical specialists, has gone through some adjustments of its own. Even though Boyd still leads the specialized dentist chair market, competitors are always trying to offer something cheaper but not necessarily as good.

 

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