Company: Bloom Manufacturing
City: Independence
Country: USA
url: http://www.bloommfg.com
The JS Bloom Mfg Co was founded in 1910 to manufacture farm related equipment such as corn crushers, wooden elevators, and stock tanks. Located in Independence, IA, it became incorporated as Bloom, Inc. in 1963. Four people were then employed by Bloom. Transport and utility augers were added as products, and a hydraulic winch product line was designed to meet customer specifications. Custom designed winches of various sizes for use on cranes, fishing boats, garbage trucks and in military applications eventually became the principal product of the company. Within twelve years, Bloom employed twenty and built a larger 28,000 square feet facility in 1975 located 4-1/2 miles west of Independence, IA.
The most recent owner operated the business from 1963 until 2000. In April of 2000, he sold the business as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) trust to his employees. Today, our company is the largest business of its kind in Iowa specializing in hydraulic cable winches, speed reducers, and capstans. Bloom winches are sold throughout the United States, Canada and exported to numerous other countries. Bloom also does custom machining and fabrication of parts for other manufacturers and continues to produce a line of utility, grain seed, and fertilizer augers sold largely in Iowa and surrounding states. We at Bloom are very proud of the contributions we are making to our customers, our community and of the opportunities and benefits we provide our employee-owners.
