4 | Farrar Corporation braking mechanisms used by elevators or the metalwork vital to the integrity of bridges, elevated roadways and other construction. Farrar Corp. Sales and Marketing Manager Rusty Rainbolt says his colleagues not only take great pride in their ability to serve in the manufacturing of such applications, but they also take great care to deliver on the quality that is required, and that’s a commitment as heavy duty as the ductile iron Farrar is esteemed for supplying. METAL CASTING MARVEL In an industry that has experienced considerable consolidation and acquisition by investment firms, Farrar still functions as one of the few family-owned operations in the industry. Rainbolt explains how the company got its start by E.C. Farrar, a 1930’s era blacksmith who grew the business by installing furnaces and producing material essential to the repair of farm equipment. By the early 1940s, Farrar had grown the business into one of the largest blacksmith shops in the region. The company would undergo more major transition after building the green sand foundry in 1967. That move allowed the company to begin producing its
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTYzNTg=