Transcript H. D. Hudson Manufacturing Company

H. D. Hudson
Manufacturing Company
1905
2005
1905
1930
1905
1905: H.D. Hudson &
Miles Thurber form the
Hudson & Thurber
Company
1906: Bought Brandt
Manufacturing Company
which manufactured
compression sprayers
1909: Moved Brandt
operations to Hastings,
Minnesota
1930
1905
1913: Purchased the
DeFrees
Manufacturing
Company which
manufactured air
compressors
1914: Issued first barn
equipment catalog:
Right-Way Barn
Equipment
1930
1905
1917: Miles Thurber left
the manufacturing
business and the
company was renamed
Hudson Manufacturing
Company
1918: Acquired American
Culvert Company to
expand sheet metal
products
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1905
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1919: Purchased the Western
Steel and Iron Works to
enlarge barn equipment
line and provide better
manufacturing facilities
1921-1922: A sales office was
opened in New York City, a
sales office and warehouse
was opened in
Philadelphia, and a sales
office opened in Kansas
City, Missouri
1905
1925: The Hudson Manufacturing
Company purchases C.A. Libbey
Company, a small manufacturer
of barn equipment
1926: Purchased the Davis-Hanson
Pump Company a manufacturer of
pumps and water systems
1927: Hudson established a new
sales office and service
warehouse opened in San
Francisco, California. The
company also opened up a sales
office in Chicago in the
McCormick Building on Michigan
Avenue
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1905
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1928: The sheet metal division of
the Wm. Warnock Company is
purchased to better serve the
Omaha area
1929: The general office facilities
are moved permanently to
Chicago, Illinois and the
corporate name modified to H.D.
Hudson Manufacturing Company
to avoid confusion with a
flavoring extract manufacturer
1930: Hudson celebrates it’s 25th
Anniversary
1930
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1930
1931-1933: H.D. Hudson does not
miss a single payroll and survives
the Great Depression
1935: Expands poultry
equipment line by purchasing
Miller Manufacturing Company
in Rockford, Illinois
1941: The U.S. enters WWII
and the Hastings facility is
devoted exclusively to
products for the war effort
1955
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1942: H.D. Hudson organizes
informal organizational
meetings consisting of sprayer
and duster manufacturers in
order to broaden the market
1945: The National Association
of Manufacturers of Sprayers
and Dusters (later known as
the National Sprayer and
Duster Association) is formed.
R.C. Hudson becomes its first
president
1955
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1945: The company
reallocates capital, space
and manpower to better
dedicate itself to
development of product
lines for new consumer
demands
1947: The company purchases
the building that housed
the San Francisco offices
and warehouse
1949: Hudson introduces the
innovative “Simplex InnerSeal”
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1950: H.D. Hudson becomes
involved with the World
Health Organization (WHO)
campaign to eradicate malaria
and other vector-borne
diseases
1952: Hudson develops the
X-Pert® Sprayer that meets
standards and specifications
of WHO
1955: H.D. Hudson celebrates
their 50th anniversary
1955
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1956: A new line of all-purpose
Peerless power sprayers is
introduced and the
Philadelphia sales and service
branch is consolidated with the
New York Division
1960: Hudson introduces a new
feeding system for boilers and
turkeys
1964: The De Pere, Wisconsin
facility is closed and the assets
and customer lists of a former
competitor, Lofstrand, are
purchased
1955
1964: H.D. Hudson
International Ltd. is created
to provide better access and
acceptance to Canada and
some Caribbean areas
Productos H.D. Hudson de
Mexico, S.A. de V.C. was
formed in Mexico to
develop the Mexican
market
1965: R.C. Hudson, Jr. is
elected President
1980
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1969: The now familiar
Ladybug logo is introduced
for the first time
1970: Hudson becomes the
sole U.S. and Canadian
distributor for the Ginge
poly sprayer line
1971: Hudson introduced the
Thrifty and Utility
Sprayers with galvanized
steel pumps in response to
dealer needs for
“promotional” sprayers
1955
1972: After becoming a member of the
Industry Cooperative Program/Food
and Agricultural Organization of the
United Nations, Hudson becomes the
only sprayer manufacturer to
participate in vector-disease control
field programs
1974: R.C. Hudson, Jr. is elected
President of the American Hardware
Manufacturers Association (AHMA)
1975: Hardware Industry Week was
held for the first time in Chicago at
McCormick Place
1980
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1976: Hudson participates in Family
Circle’s unique “advertorial”.
The theme is plant, cultivate,
fertilize, protect and can homegrown vegetables
1978: H.D. Hudson Asia Limited,
Hudson’s first manufacturing site
outside the U.S., is created and
located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
1979-1980: H.D. Hudson celebrate
their 75th anniversary
1980
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1980
1980: Hudson acquires Quality
Products, a blow molding
company in Eldora, Iowa
1982: Epoxy coating is used on
the inside of galvanized
steel sprayers producing a
far superior product
1985: The Suprema® poly BakPak® is introduced. This
sprayer incorporates a
number of unique features
which differentiated it from
other competitive models.
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1986: Hudson is recognized by the
Society for Engineering in
Agriculture for contributing to
outstanding innovation in
product technology during 19851986
1987: The Hudson Suprema poly
Bak-Pak was selected as one of
“The Agricultural Engineering
50” award by Agricultural
Engineering magazine
Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS)
makes international history by
spraying a strawberry patch with
a gene-altered bacteria using a
Hudson Bugwiser Sprayer
1980
1988: R.C. Hudson, III joins the
company
1992: Hudson began converting its
electronic data processing to a
new system called M2K
1994: Hudson goes “live” with EDI
and Lowe’s becomes the first
customer to send in electronic
purchase orders and be billed
electronically
1996: Hudson forays into
cyberspace with the entry of the
Hudson website on to the World
Wide Web
2005
1980
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2001: W.A. Hudson is appointed
Executive Vice President,
Marketing and Sales
2002: R.C. Hudson, III is elected
the 4th President of Hudson
Manufacturing Company. R.C.
Hudson, Jr. is elected
Chairman
2003: R.C. Hudson, Jr. is given
an award by his peers in
recognition for his lifelong
support and contributions to
the industry
2005: W.A. Hudson is elected
second vice chairman of the
AHMA
1980
2005: Hudson
celebrates it’s
th
100
Anniversary
2005
Thank you for your
contributions
over the years!!
THEN
NOW