Kress Corporation is an American off-road truck manufacturer located in
Brimfield, Illinois
Brimfield (formerly Charleston) is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States.
The population was 868 at the 2010 census. Brimfield is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Brimfield is located at (40. ...
. Founded in 1965 by
Ted Kress
Edward S. "Ted" Kress (March 26, 1931 – February 15, 2003) was an American football player and businessman. He was the starting left halfback for the University of Michigan in 1952 and 1953 and set a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing ...
, the company has been a manufacturer of specialized industrial equipment for transporting and handling steel, slag, coal and other heavy materials for the steel mills, for the mining industry, and also for earth moving.
His father joined the company in 1969.
["Edward Kress". Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois. 2003-02-17.]
The company's first product was a slag pot carrier that was used to pick up, transfer, pour and skull slag pots from blast furnaces. It later expanded into the manufacture of coal haulers and slab carriers used to pick up and carried 100 tons of steel slabs and coils.
References
External links
Kress Corp Official Page
Companies based in Peoria County, Illinois
Truck manufacturers of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Illinois
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