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The 1985 through 1989 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Frommelt Industries at 4343 Chavenelle Road. | The 1985 through 1989 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Frommelt Industries at 4343 Chavenelle Road. | ||
Introduction of new products led to the company changing its name to Frommelt Industries. The Awning Division was sold in 1979, and a Traffic Door Division was unveiled. In 1984 the three divisions of the company were brought together in one new building at one of the [[INDUSTRIAL PARKS]]. An addition to the building was constructed in 1986 for the Power Door Division. | Introduction of new products led to the company changing its name to Frommelt Industries. The Awning Division was sold in 1979, and a Traffic Door Division was unveiled. In 1981 the company announced it would become the first industry to begin constructiion at the Radford Road Industrial Park. (1) In 1984 the three divisions of the company were brought together in one new building at one of the [[INDUSTRIAL PARKS]]. An addition to the building was constructed in 1986 for the Power Door Division. | ||
On July 17, 1991, the sale of Frommelt Industries to Rite Hite of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was announced. Rite Hite, founded in 1965, was a privately held manufacturer of loading dock safety and productivity equipment. At the time of the purchase, Rite Hite's products included loading dock levelers, lift/leveler systems, loading dock information processing systems, and vehicle restraints. In September 1991 Rite Hite announced that Robert Frommelt would serve as the company's location manager with responsibilities for overseeing the production, engineering, and materials activities at the Dubuque plant. Paul Frommelt was named the president of Rite- Hite' s safety production division. | On July 17, 1991, the sale of Frommelt Industries to Rite Hite of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was announced. Rite Hite, founded in 1965, was a privately held manufacturer of loading dock safety and productivity equipment. At the time of the purchase, Rite Hite's products included loading dock levelers, lift/leveler systems, loading dock information processing systems, and vehicle restraints. In September 1991 Rite Hite announced that Robert Frommelt would serve as the company's location manager with responsibilities for overseeing the production, engineering, and materials activities at the Dubuque plant. Paul Frommelt was named the president of Rite- Hite' s safety production division. | ||
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1. "Year in Review," ''Telegraph Herald'', December 31, 1981, p. 10 | |||
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Revision as of 03:42, 29 January 2018
FROMMELT INDUSTRIES INC. Manufacturer of doors, screens, safety shields, fire resistant clothing, and industrial safety equipment. Ludwig Frommelt, a former employee of the COOPER WAGON WORKS, began the Dubuque Awning and Tent Company in 1923.
The company, operating within a fifty-mile radius of Dubuque, included Ludwig who personally made the measurements of each item ordered, his wife Mary, and five employees who worked in manufacturing. Fire destroyed the company in 1925, but Meyer's Grocery (a satisfied customer) offered Frommelt the back of the store until a new location could be found.
Frommelts worked in the grocery until 1928 when the company was moved to a building at Third and Main STREETS. Growth, slow during the Great Depression, turned to boom years after WORLD WAR II. Inventions by Cyril P. FROMMELT led to the development in 1950 of the Frommelt Safety Division.
Business growth during the 1950s and 1960s reached as high as thirty percent annually. Dubuque Awning developed and patented the first loading dock shelter for use by the DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY. The introduction of foam pads and seals led to Frommelts beginning their own foam manufacturing plant.
The 1974 through 1983 Dubuque City Directory listed 465 Huff for Frommelt Industries and 460 Huff for Frommelt's Dubuque Awning and Tent Company.
The 1985 through 1989 Dubuque City Directory listed Frommelt Industries at 4343 Chavenelle Road.
Introduction of new products led to the company changing its name to Frommelt Industries. The Awning Division was sold in 1979, and a Traffic Door Division was unveiled. In 1981 the company announced it would become the first industry to begin constructiion at the Radford Road Industrial Park. (1) In 1984 the three divisions of the company were brought together in one new building at one of the INDUSTRIAL PARKS. An addition to the building was constructed in 1986 for the Power Door Division.
On July 17, 1991, the sale of Frommelt Industries to Rite Hite of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was announced. Rite Hite, founded in 1965, was a privately held manufacturer of loading dock safety and productivity equipment. At the time of the purchase, Rite Hite's products included loading dock levelers, lift/leveler systems, loading dock information processing systems, and vehicle restraints. In September 1991 Rite Hite announced that Robert Frommelt would serve as the company's location manager with responsibilities for overseeing the production, engineering, and materials activities at the Dubuque plant. Paul Frommelt was named the president of Rite- Hite' s safety production division.
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1. "Year in Review," Telegraph Herald, December 31, 1981, p. 10