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Kenyon Companies history
Kenyon Companies company history timeline
The Kenyon Noble Lumber Company has been a pillar in Southwestern Montana communities for over 130 years! Our journey began in 1882 with the Pray Lumber Mill, established locally and owned by George Flanders.
Montana became a state in 1889
S.C Kenyon moved to Bozeman in 1889.
Kenyon began in 1906, when the London and South Western Railway boat train jumped its tracks and crashed in Salisbury, England.
Years later in 1929, after S.C Kenyon’s passing, his partner T.E Noble took over as co-president with S.C Kenyon’s son, Carlisle Kenyon.
Then, in 1933, Carlisle took over the family business as sole president of the Kenyon Noble Lumber Company.
In 1949, after the end of World War II, William V. Ogle, a local Park High grad and ROTC officer, returned to Bozeman Montana.
1950 GarKenyon officially was formed when Kenyon Instrument and the Valve Division of Gar Precision, two companies based in Brewster, N.Y., merged.
Having previous marital ties with the Kenyon family, Bill assisted with KNLC’s expanding business, investing with Carlisle Kenyon and later, in 1951 becoming acting president of KNLC.
Upholding the same community values and embracing new opportunities, Kenyon Noble Lumber Company expanded its business into concrete, establishing Kenyon Noble Ready Mix in 1958.
1962 GarKenyon was acquired by Heli-Coil Products of Danbury and operations were relocated to the parent company’s plant.
1970 Mite Corporation moved the GarKenyon operation to its Blake Street plant in New Haven.
In 1978, the brothers William Jr & Rick Ogle took over the business operations from their father, and continued his legacy.
1988 Mite sold GarKenyon, Amatom and Stromberg to Quincy Technologies, a holding company based in Long Island, N.Y.
1990 Quincy Technologies sold the three companies to a newly formed firm, New Haven Manufacturing Corp.
The brothers also headed the process of the Kenyon Noble Lumber Company rebranding and logo creation in 1996.
To meet this growing demand, Kenyon created “Kenyon Emergency Services.” In 1996, Kenyon Emergency Services was acquired by an American public company, Service Corporation International and renamed “Kenyon International Emergency Services.”
Opening two new Lumber & Hardware stores to cater to the growing surrounding communities, the Belgrade store opened in 1997.
1997 GarKenyon was purchased by Matthews Ventures Holdings of New Haven, CT.
Shortly after, in 1999, a Livingston store was opened as well.
2003 Steven Fournier, a certified public accountant who was then president and chief operating officer of Matthews Ventures, acquired GarKenyon from his employer.
2005 Over the next three years, Fournier invested about $1 million into the company, transforming it into a leaner, more efficient operation.
Matthew moved to Austin in 2006 and has developed and brokered several notable properties in Austin including, The Lakeway Regional Medical Center, Arbor Park, The View at Cedar Park Town Center, The Reserve at Springdale and Urban Oaks.
New company logo updated in March 2011.
Nov 2011 GarKenyon expands product line with acquisition of General Pneumatics Corporation of New Jersey.
March 2015 The Loar Group acquires GarKenyon
Most recently, in 2020, The Kenyon Noble Livingston location relocated to a larger building on Washington St The new building offers the community and surrounding areas an expansive selection similar to that of the Bozeman and Belgrade stores.
In 2022, Kenyon International Emergency Services was acquired by Wheels Up, complementing their existing private charter business with new capabilities in incident management and post incident response.
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