Go/Dan Industries, Inc. history

In March 1995 the Federal Communications Commission sold 99 licenses for the development of wireless communications networks, an event that was a boon to Allen and its two mobile communications subsidiaries.

In early 1996, the company purchased the Oilfield Fabricating & Machine Company and later in the year entered into an agreement with Framo Engineering AS of Norway to market and sell the Norwegian firm's highly innovative multiphase flow metering system.

While Rahn, VMS, and Evap made a significant contribution to the balance sheet in 1998, it was not enough to offset the loss of a major contract with Ford to perform cab conversions.

Several months later, in February 1999, TransPro paid $2.25 million to pick up another Arlington company, A/C Plus, Inc., a remanufacturer of air-conditioning compressors.

2000: The Crown division is sold.

DeYoung spent 47 years with the company, first as a laborer then rising through the company ranks to take over as president in July of 2001.

The changes Johnson initiated began to bear fruit in 2002, as TransPro increased revenues by 13.4 percent to $230.6 million and returned to profitability, netting nearly $2 million.

On the balance sheet, TransPro took a step back in 2003, with revenues dropping slightly to $228.7 million, the result of the company phasing out some OEM customer programs, mild weather, and a soft industrial market that adversely impacted the heavy-duty aftermarket unit.

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