Details

Industries

Automotive

Founded date

Jan 1, 1914

Number Of Employee

1001 - 5000

Operating Status

Active

The Scott Fetzer Company began as a machine shop in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, founded by George Scott and Carl Fetzer. Inventor Jim Kirby, also from Cleveland, partnered with the businessmen to produce the first Kirby vacuum cleaner. Kirby vacuums remained the company’s mainstay product until the 1960s, when it began a program of expansion and acquisition.