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Irwin Steel company history timeline

1973

1973: Company establishes Irwin Seating Canada Limited in Ontario.

1984

William Irwin continued to serve as president until his retirement in 1984, at which time his son, Earle S. (Win) Irwin, was named President & CEO of the company.

1985

Petersen Manufacturing, which changed its name to American Tool Companies in 1985, acquired the IRWIN Tool Company.

1988

In 1988 Irwin introduced a top-of-the-line theater seat called the “Marquee,” which was ergonomically designed.

1989

1989: Company purchases Canadian Chair Co. of Ontario, a renovator of auditorium seating.

1991

In 1991, Irwin Seating purchased Folding Bleacher Company in Altamont, Illinois.

1994

In 1994 Irwin ranked as the 97th largest furniture company of any kind in America.

2015

In 2015, Win's son, Graham, took over the day-to-day operation of the company as the fourth President & CEO of Irwin Seating Company.

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