Blitz U.S.A. Inc's predecessor company, U.S. Metal, was acquired in 1966 by Cy Elmburg's father as the sole manufacturer of metal jerry (i.e. jeep) gas cans sold primarily to the U.S. government. In 1981, Cy Elmburg purchased U.S. Metal from his father and in 1985 acquired Plattner Industries, a plastic consumer product company based in Ottowa, Kansas. In 1986, the two companies were merged and the operations were moved to Miami, Oklahoma. In 1992, U.S. Metal changed its name to Blitz U.S.A., Inc. to better reflect the Company's expanded product portfolio and its status as the largest manufacturer of plastic gas cans in the U.S.

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Zambelli Fireworks was formed in 1893 by Antonio Zambelli when he emigrated from Caserta, Italy to New Castle, Pennsylvania. His son, George R. Zambelli, Sr., began working in the business in 1946 and assumed management in 1957. George, Sr. remained Zambelli Fireworks's CEO until he died in December 2003, when George, Sr.'s daughters took over the day-to-day management of the company. Over the 100-plus years of its operations, Zambelli Fireworks has produced displays for presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and G. W. Bush. Zambelli Fireworks produces more than 1,700 annual fireworks displays including many international programs in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the Bahamas.

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