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Rough Brothers company history timeline

1932

Rough Brothers was founded by two brothers, Earl M. Rough and Robert T. Rough, from Indiana in 1932.

1946

In 1946, the Roughs decided to form a company that would provide additional greenhouse services for commercial growers, including turn-key construction and a full line of building materials and equipment.

1970

Earl Rough, one of the original founders, retired from presidency in 1970 but continued to advise the company's management.

1977

When the original Rough Brothers was purchased in 1977, the company had set its focus on the commercial grower market: growers of bedding plants, cut flowers, and vegetables for sale to homeowners or independent garden centers.

1995

In 1995, Rough Brothers was named the Greater Cincinnati Small Business of the Year.

2002

Richard Reilly, Al Reilly's son, became president of Rough Brothers in 2002.

2013

Two other greenhouse companies, XS Smith, Inc. and Golden Pacific Structures, were acquired by Rough brothers in 2013, again increasing the resources available to the company.

2015

In 2015, Rough Brothers was acquired by Gibraltar Industries, a manufactured goods corporation based in Hamburg, New York.

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