About Us
1943
After 17 years with Hudson Motors, John Kehrig opens Kehrig Mfg. Co., operating out of a barn in Utica, Michigan.
1947
Kehrig Mfg. builds a 5000 square foot building on Van Dyke in Utica, MI and later expands to 24,000 square feet.
1953
Kehrig Limitada operates in Columbia, South America.
1955-61
John Kehrig works with John Hacker to build steel hulled Kehrig-Hackerform boats.
1969
Kehrig Mfg. Co. develops and patents their folding metal workhorse, the "Metal Mule", still available today.
1977 - 1984
1977 - Don Kehrig's sons, DJ & Steve, join the Kehrig Mfg. crew, working under their father's supervision.
1984 - Kehrig Mfg expands their Hall Rd. facility to 14,000 square feet under one roof.
1995 - 2018
1995 - DJ & Steve become co-owners; DJ is named President of the company and Steve the Vice President.
2018 - Third generation Kehrigs, DJ & Steve, celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the company!