Amerequip history

In 1922, B.F. Arps purchased his uncle’s interest and moved the business to a former plumbing shop in New Holstein.

In 1924, the business was incorporated and became known as the Arps Corporation.

By 1939 the development and manufacture of a variety of tractor attachments included scoops, front blades, loaders, utility rear blades, and bumpers.

In 1963, the Arps Corporation was acquired by the Chromalloy American Corporation.

In 1964, a stump cutter attachment for tractors was acquired from a company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Stump Cutter attachment was completely redesigned and introduced in 1965.

A new assembly facility (41,000 sq ft) was built in New Holstein in 1970 and was deemed "Plant 2."

With an additional model introduced in 1973, the backhoe now represented a substantial portion of current sales volume.

An engineering facility was built in 1979, also in New Holstein, on 30+ acres and was deemed "The Farm."

Several lines of rear three-point mounted Snow Blowers were developed and produced into the early 1980’s.

In January 1983, a group of investors purchased the assets of the Arps and Schwartz Manufacturing groups and renamed the company Amerequip (American Equipment). John Deere and Ford continued to be the primary OEM accounts along with Amerequip branded product offering.

On October 29, 1998, 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of Amerequip was acquired by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust (ESOP).

Amerequip is ISO9000:2008-certified and employs Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodologies to achieve its productivity and quality objectives.

On February 1, 2011, the ESOP sold its stock to a small group of the management team.

In April 2014, ground was broken for a $7.7 million expansion at the Kiel facility, 70,000 square feet for welding and 30,000 square feet for additional assembly.

And in September 2016 for a second $12.3 million expansion of 88,000 square feet, which houses new lasers and press brakes.