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Service Spring was founded in 1962 by industry pioneer Clarence Veigel. Mr. Veigel's vision was to provide his customers top quality products and unequaled customer service. Since then, Service Spring has been manufacturing springs and distributing hardware to garage door dealers, distributors and manufacturers throughout the world. |
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| 1898 |
- Clarence Veigel is born in Napoleon, OH
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| 1930 |
- In his own building specialty sales company, Veigel begins selling Kinnear doors and their new sectional door
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| 1939 |
- He begins selling Ro-way garage doors from Rowe Mfg. of Galesburg, Illinois
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| 1946 |
- As Acme Automatic Door Co. of Toledo, Veigel becomes one of the first dealers for the new Raynor Mfg. Co. of Dixon, IL, He soon adds Detroit Rolling Door as branch operations in Detroit.
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| 1949 |
- Veigel sells Acme Automatic and Detroit Rolling Door
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| 1950 |
- As Toledo Rolling Door, Veigel manufactures flush door sections
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| 1950 |
- Attempting to erase the widespread confusion and inconsistency of spring calculations, he begins work on dozens of torsion spring engineering charts
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| 1953 |
- Veigel establishes Veigel Mfg. and manufactures track
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| 1957 |
- Resigns as President of Veigel Mfg. to manufacture torsion spring castings at EVCO Industries of Toledo, OH
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| 1958 |
- At age 60, Clarence Veigel publishes his "Torsion Spring Rate Book," containing about 200 spring charts
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| 1959 |
- Veigel sells Evco Industries. He helps other firms set up their own spring manufacturing operations, such as
- Napoleon Spring Works (1961)
- Overhead Door of Portland, OR (1962)
- Pacific Spring of Portland, OR (1964)
- McKee Door (1965)
- Penn Central Spring (1967)
- Overhead Door of Ontario, Canada (1970)
- Overhead Door of Hartford City, IN (1972)
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| 1962 |
- On April 6, at age 63, Veigel establishes Service Spring Corporation in Toledo, Ohio
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| 1963 |
- Service Spring's sales volume reaches $150,000 in its first full year
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| 1965 |
- The company moves to Rossford, Ohio
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| 1972 |
- The firm relocates to Perrysburg Township
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| 1973 |
- Veigel becomes chairman of the board at Service Spring; Pat McAlear, his son-in-law, becomes President. Marilyn McAlear becomes CFO
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| 1977 |
- Service Spring moves to a new building in Millbury, Ohio. Plant extensions are added in 1985 and 1991
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| 1982 |
- The company offers the industry's first spring warranty
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| 1983 |
- Clarence Veigel dies at age 85
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| 1987 |
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| 1991 |
- Service Spring launches the Guaranteed Shipping Program
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| 1994 |
- Mike McAlear becomes President
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| 1997 |
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| 2001 |
- Coated Torsion Springs are introduced
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| 2005 |
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| 2007 |
- Service Spring celebrates 45th Anniversary
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| 2009 |
- Service Spring opens Visalia, California location
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| 2011 |
- Galvanized Springs are introduced
- Square Wire Springs are introduced
- Powder Coated Springs are introduced
- Service Spring launches Solutions Mobile for Android
- Voted #1 Spring Manufacturer Professional Door Dealer's 2011 Best of Business dealers' choice opinion poll!
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