Sudenga Industries history

The business took hold and Sudenga’s sons Philip and George eventually joined their father in the shop in the early 1890’s.

In 1892, George Iron & Wood Works started to manufacture this trip hammer.

They produced a trip hammer in 1898, which was the first item to be “forged in George.” In the early 20th Century, they were one of the first Ford dealers in Iowa, an entity that split off from the smith shop.

By 1902, Folkert’s sons George and Philip had taken over the business from their father and renamed it Sudenga Bros.

In 1920, Philip sold his interest in the automobile business to George, and built his own building for his business he called the Sudenga Welding Plant.

As Philip’s health was failing, his sons joined their father in ownership on January 1, 1945.

In 1946, due to the success of this manufactured product, the Sudengas switched entirely to manufacturing.

In 1955, Sudenga Iron Works, which they were now called, bought out the auger equipment from B&O Manufacturing of Columbus, NE and started manufacturing transport augers.

In 1957, Sudenga Iron Works developed their first bulk feed bodies.

Sudenga EZ-Way circa 1960's

The business became Sudenga Industries in 1962, when it was incorporated by Floyd and Jay Sudenga and their families.

Check out this page from the August 12, 1972 Wallaces Farmer, that shows the Sudenga display at the Iowa State Fair!

Up for sale is a 1974 Lincoln Electric SAE-300 Welder Generator.

In 1976, after over thirty years in business, Floyd and Jay Sudenga made the decision to retire.

Address: PO Box 8, 2002 Kingbird Ave., George, IA 51237