Family-owned GVM Incorporated traces its roots to Jack Anderson’s 1975 fertilizer business, with the company itself founded in 1977 and named for his three children. Now led by his son Mark, who became the sole owner in 1989, the Biglerville manufacturer is known for developing practical equipment for agricultural and winter road work, including its early foam markers.
Gingway Products, IncFounded in 1966 by Joe Gingerich, Gingway Products is a family-owned Plain City, Ohio fabrication shop that makes custom metalwork alongside its own asphalt maintenance equipment and agricultural products. Still involving third-generation family members, the company has grown from a 40-by-60-foot shop to more than 30,000 square feet and has specialized in dairy-related products since 1970 and asphalt sealing equipment since 1981.PLAIN CITY, OH
Gledhill Road Machinery CompanyA Galion manufacturer, Gledhill Road Machinery Company has made snowplows and road-maintenance equipment since 1930. Its work is built for highway-maintenance crews, with the Jetstream snowplow among the company’s named specialties.GALION, OH
AgSalt Processing, LLCFounded in 1989 to fill a gap in the agricultural feed-salt industry, Gettysburg’s AgSalt Processing makes salt-based products for winter maintenance and livestock nutrition. The small, family-owned business produces its TruMelt ice-melt blends and Everflow feed supplements in Pennsylvania, while building its business around long-term relationships with area dealers.GETTYSBURG, PA
VentracFamily-owned Ventrac grew from the Steiner family’s earlier work building agricultural equipment into an Ohio manufacturer with roots in Orrville. Founded as a brand in 1996, it continues to design and build compact tractors and attachments locally, serving grounds crews whose work ranges from steep slopes to year-round property maintenance.ORRVILLE, OH