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Brake Supply company history timeline

1953

In April of 1953, the company was awarded a $30 million contract to design, fabricate, and install all of the ductwork for a new Portsmouth, Ohio, atomic energy plant.

In 1953, Koch Air expanded its distributorship area by approximately 30 percent and began to turn its focus toward industrial air conditioning applications.

1956

In 1956, after steady increases in yearly sales, the company added both production equipment and personnel to accommodate increased orders.

1966

Gibbs, which was founded in 1966, was located in Henderson, Kentucky, and provided machined aluminum die casting, machining, assembly, and die building.

1968

In 1968, Ford introduced the “Sure-Track” analog anti-lock brake system which operated only on rear wheels.

1980

Business continued apace, and by 1980 Koch was once again aggressively growing its business.

1988

Focusing its energies more completely on industrial applications, Koch spun off its furniture and floral metalcraft divisions in 1988.

1996

In 1996, Koch partnered with a Cincinnati company to form a joint venture known as Audubon Metals, LLC. Koch's partner in the venture was the Cincinnati-based David J. Joseph Co., an automobile-shredding facility.

1997

A similar acquisition followed in 1997 when the company purchased Marco Sales, a St Louis-based Carrier distributor.

1998

According to a June 1998 article in the Evansville Courier, the company was striving toward a goal of reaching $1 billion in sales.

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