RECOGNITION:

Steere has been recognized as leader in the plastics molding industry and has received numerous awards including: The Chrysler Gold Pentastar Award, Purodenso Supplier of the Year, Fiskars Supplier of the Year, O'Cedar Vining Supplier of the Year, and the Governor's Safety Award.

OUR EMPLOYEES

The Heartbeat of Steere

Our people make us, we are a diverse group of individuals who come together everyday to make great products that are on the cutting-edge of technology. Our engineers, designers, assemblers and management work together as a unit to deliver the very best.

Steere - Timeline

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

In 1949, Frank W. Steere Jr. founded Steere Enterprises in the basement of his home. Vinyl plastisols had been newly developed and he felt this material had some very intriguing processing possibilities. His first product was vinyl coated bolts for a company named Industrial Rayon. Shortly thereafter, Steere Enterprises moved into a rented facility and eventually to its permanent location in 1962 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Today, Steere is a second-generation family-owned business. We are especially proud of our heritage and the core values that have helped make us successful. The following timeline provides a glimpse of the first 50 years of Steere Enterprises.

1949 - Frank Steere starts Steere Enterprises.

1950 - Vinyl dip coated nuts and bolts are produced. Industrial Rayon becomes our first customer.

1951 - The Quikoin (a coin purse) is designed and dip molded. Over 50 million are sold during the 1950s. These are now produced by Quikey Manufacturing.

1952 - Steere Enterprises moves to a rented facility on Canal Street in Akron, Ohio.

1953 - As demand for Dip Molded products grows, Steere relocates to 422 South Broadway Street, Akron, Ohio.

1955 - Dip molded grips and sleeves are produced for the hand tool and bicycle markets. Using the vinyl dip molding process, Steere expands as a job shop operation.

1956 - Steere pioneers the development of dip molded automotive seat belt boots for General Motors and other automotive suppliers.

1961 - Groundbreaking begins for the building of a permanent location at 285 Commerce Street, in Tallmadge, Ohio.

1962 - Steere begins industrial Blow Molding.

1970 - Blow molded seat belt boots begin to replace dip molded boots.

1977 - Additional office space is constructed.

1979 - Manufacturing plant expansion.

1981 - Development of blow molded under-hood automotive applications.

1984 - Manufacturing plant expansion.

1989 - Office building expansion.

1994 - Dual Process™ technology is developed and patented. Injection overmolded component systems are produced.

1997 - Steere receives QS-9000 and ISO 9002 certification.

1997 - Purchase and renovation of a 38,000 square foot warehouse facility with 4 loading docks, located adjacent to the existing plant.

1998 - Expansion continues with the construction of a new, 54,000 square foot dip mold facility

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Steere Enterprises, Inc is committed to complying with environmental legislation, regulations, and all other requirements to which we subscribe.

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With innovative plastics solutions Steere Enterprises, Inc. has been creating value-added benefits for our customers since 1949. As a leading international plastics supplier, we produce a wide variety of products using different manufacturing processes: including blow molding and our patented Dual Process™ overmolding technology.