Fisher Dynamics history

By the spring of 1911, the mill was completed, a $400,000 facility equipped to grind 10,000 bushels of wheat per day for a production capacity of 2,000 barrels of flour every 24 hours.

The first use of automotive lacquer in 1923, vital in the attainment of volume production

1925 - THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED

In 1926, Fisher was approached by man named Burt Fisher (not a member of the Fisher family) who was looking for financial help in founding a radio station.

Aiken Fisher, the founder's eldest son, who had joined the company in 1929, is named President.

1930: Founded by Fisher, Price, and Schelle.

In 1933 came a series of contributions to body construction, including No Draft Ventilation which is recognized as one of the greatest contributions to the health and comfort of motorists ever devised.

Another industry-leading Fisher development, the one-piece Turret Top, came in 1935 and was formed from a sheet of seamless stainless steel.

In 1940 Fisher acquired Eimer & Amend (a New York-based chemical company for which Scientific Materials had once been an agent), and took over its laboratory-supply business and manufacturing of fine chemicals.

Before the conversion to military manufacturing in 1942, Fisher Body had built more than 21,000,000 automobile bodies.

1947 - FISHER SAND & GRAVEL FINDS ITS FIRST HOME

By the 1950′s, the ready mix concrete and the heavy and civil contracting segments of the business had grown so large that separate companies were started.

Inventions, Acquisitions, and Restructuring: 1951-91

In 1953, the growing business needed additional space.

As a manufacturer, Fisher set a new industry standard in 1954 when it introduced volumetric packaging, that is, the packaging of liquid chemicals based on volume rather than on weight.

In 1955 Fisher established a chemical manufacturing facility in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, to expand production of reagents and fine chemicals.

Company acquisitions continued apace with the 1957 purchase of New York-based E. Machlett & Sons, which specialized in medical apparatus and supported critical medical research, including early cancer investigations.

In 1958 another television station was added to the Fisher fold, KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon, strengthening the Fisher family's involvement in broadcasting and representing one of the last major acquisitions completed under O.D. Fisher's half century of leadership.

Meanwhile, leadership of the Fisher family enterprises was assumed by third- and fourth-generation family members, who named O.D. Fisher honorary chairman in 1965.

With the acquisition of Pfeiffer Glass, Inc. in 1966, Fisher added the capability of mass producing accurate pipets for many laboratory applications.

Fisher Scientific entered the educational marketplace in 1967 with the acquisition of Stansi Scientific Company, a Chicago manufacturer and distributor of equipment for teaching science in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities.

Then, following the 1968 purchase of Massachusetts-based Jarrell-Ash Company, Fisher was able to design and manufacture sophisticated optical instrumentation--particularly in the fields of emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy.

1969: Quaker Oats acquires company.

By June 1970 all United States Fisher branches were linked to this system, thereby providing immediate control of inventory information.

In 1971, Fisher Companies, Inc. was formed to serve as the holding company for Fisher Flouring Mills and the numerous other businesses owned by the Fisher family, which, aside from broadcasting, included a candy-making business, real estate holdings, and computer businesses.

In 1975 Aiken retired as the company's chairman and was replaced by his brother, Benjamin Fisher.

To ensure that its millions of instruments in the field worked at peak efficiency, in 1976 Fisher Scientific established an Instrument Service Division having 11 service centers across the nation; the division installed new equipment and trained laboratory personnel in its use.

In 1978 Fisher installed computer terminals at its major customers' sites, enabling them to place orders directly and to receive immediate order verification printouts, as well as information on their past purchases and account status.

Also in the 1980′s, an aggregates division was created to complement the already existing divisions.

He held that position until the company was acquired by Allied Corporation in 1981.

In 1982 Fisher chemicals were an integral component of the in-flight battery power system for the Columbia space shuttle, which was launched for its fourth mission June 27.

1983 - BAY AGGREGATES IS FOUNDED

Fisher provided 55-gallon drums of chemicals for the 1984 development of Nova, the world's largest and most powerful laser, housed in four rooms of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California.

To meet the growing needs of scientists in biotechnology, biochemistry, and related fields, in 1985 Fisher established a Biotechnology Division.

On the land purchased in Lynnwood, Fisher Properties completed construction of a multi-storied, 195,000-square-foot office building named Fisher Business Center in 1986.

In 1987, the company introduced the first video camcorder for children.

In 1988 Fisher patented its Code-On technology, a spectacular new use of automation in molecular histopathology; during that year more than 150 Code-On units were installed in laboratories throughout North America.

Those operations halted in the 1990’s – leaving the site undisturbed for almost a decade, until construction on the golf course and clubhouse began.

At year-end 1991 The Henley Group sold a 57 percent interest in Fisher through a public stock offering.

In 1992 Fisher Scientific International Inc. became the first American producer of reagents and fine chemicals to have its facilities ISO-9000 certified.

Wholly owned by Mattel Inc. since 1993, Fisher-Price consolidated with other divisions of its parent to make up a single, massive marketer of toys principally for children under the age of five.

They look to developing (toy) lines over the long term.' Fisher-Price's infant and preschool lines became Mattel's second largest product category, after Barbie, making up an estimated one-fourth of Mattel's 1994 sales.

In 1995, after the sale of General Safety, the Corporate identity was changed to Fisher & Company.

In January 1996 Fisher-Price announced it was embarking on an expensive joint venture with Compaq Computer Corporation to develop home computers for young children.

Ranked by sales, Fisher is the second largest public corporation in New Hampshire, according to a 1997 N.H. Business Review survey.

In January 1998, Fisher Management and an investor group led by Thomas H. Lee Company completed a $1.4 billion recapitalization of Fisher Scientific.

Then in the spring of 1999, the company announced that Fisher-Price Inc. would encompass both Mattel's preschool line and the Tyco Preschool brand.

2000 - BUCKS RUN GOLF CLUB OPENS

The transaction accelerated Fisher's growth in 2003, and Perbio's highly regarded technology, products and services are expected to be a leading contributor to Fisher's future development.

During 2004, Fisher greatly enhanced its position in the high-growth life-science market.

Thermo Fisher Scientific was founded in November 2006 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.“

2012 - PORT FISHER TERMINALS IS FOUNDED