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Fisher Implement Co company history timeline

1880

Fisher's Type 1 pump governor was invented by the founder in 1880 and remains--virtually unchanged--part of the company's product line today.

The pumps were in production in 1880, although Fisher didn't receive a patent for another four years.

1888

The company scraped together $30,000 by 1888 and was incorporated as the Fisher Governor Company.

1898

In fact, Fisher was an exclusive sales representative for Eastman Kodak cameras and supplies in 1898.

1905

Company sales reached $44,000 by 1905.

1912

Jasper Fisher came home and took the company's reins in 1912, when annual sales were about $60,000.

1913

A sales agency was established in 1913, and Fisher traveled the continent himself as the company launched its first nationwide advertising campaign.

1920

Fisher enjoyed substantial profits from the growth in the steel, petroleum, power, and gas industries in the early 1920s.

1925

1925: THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED

The Fisher Companies began as Fisher Sand and Gravel in 1925, within the City of Midland, Michigan.

1938

Jasper Fisher died in 1938.

1940

Jasper's son, J.W. "Bill" Fisher, joined the company's finance department in 1940.

1943

In light of its wartime achievements, the company received an Army-Navy "E" flag in 1943, given in recognition of "superior production achievements of vital war materials."

1944

Jasper's widow, Edna, became president and her son Bill became vice-president in 1944.

1948

Although Fisher was faced with labor problems, a new manufacturing addition was installed in 1948 to help meet rising sales.

1955

1955 - CENTRAL CONCRETE PRODUCTS IS FOUNDED

1957

1957 - FISHER CONTRACTING IS FOUNDED

In 1957 Fisher purchased the Pennsylvania-based Continental Equipment Company.

1967

Manufacturing capacity continued to explode in 1967, when Fisher enlarged two more plants and opened a new eight-acre facility in Marshalltown, birthplace of the founder's inspiration.

1970

1970 - FISHER TRANSPORTATION IS FOUNDED

To round-off the complementary suite of products and services, the Fisher Companies established their own heavy-haul transportation services company in 1970, known as Fisher Transportation.

Fisher opened its first European manufacturing facility in 1970, in Cornwall, England.

1975

Marshall Die Casting joined Fisher in 1975, after supplying aluminum and zinc die castings to the company for more than 30 years.

1976

The product line was immediately successful, and a new plant was opened in 1976 just to manufacture this popular line.

1980

During the 1980′s, an asphalt division was also created; again to complement the already existing divisions.

1982

1982 - CENTRAL ASPHALT IS FOUNDED

1983

1983 - BAY AGGREGATES IS FOUNDED

1984

1984 - MIDLAND ENGINE IS FOUNDED

1985

Fisher also acquired Posi-Seal in 1985.

1992

Monsanto, which had decided to focus its operations on agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food ingredients, sold Fisher to Emerson Electric Company in 1992 for $1.28 billion.

2000

2000 - BUCKS RUN GOLF CLUB OPENS

2012

2012 - PORT FISHER TERMINALS IS FOUNDED

2015

2015 - FISHER CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES IS FOUNDED

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