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History

1952Chore-Time Equipment was started in August, in Alliance, Ohio.
1954Chore-Time moved to Milford, Indiana.
1957Brock Manufacturing was founded in Milford.
1967First European office established in Maldegem, Belgium.
1972The Pockman Cage Company of Decatur, Alabama, was purchased.
1976CTB was established. This was an acronym for the company's two principal brands at the time, Chore-Time and Brock.
1980CTB purchased Swish Watering.
1983CTB formed Chore-Time Brock International to promote and sell Chore-Time and Brock products overseas.
1996CTB entered into a partnership with American Securities Capital Partners, forming CTB International Corp.
1997CTB acquired Fancom B.V., a provider of market-leading computerized controls and software for agriculture, located in the Netherlands with a subsidiary in France.
1997CTB purchased the grain bin division of Butler Manufacturing, the company that pioneered the grain bin business in 1907, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
1997CTB International Corp. made its initial public offering of common stock. The stock was traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under "CTBC."
1998CTB acquired Sibley Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of brooders and heaters located in Anderson, Missouri; and Staco, Inc., a producer of pig feeders and ventilation products.
1999CTB acquired Roxell N.V., based in Maldegem, Belgium with a location in Arkansas, a leading manufacturer of feeding and watering systems for poultry and pigs.
2000CTB acquired ABC Industries’ handling equipment for the grain industry.
2001CTB consolidated its Anderson, Missouri, and Springdale, Arkansas, facilities in Anderson and named the combined operation Agile Mfg., Inc.
2002CTB established a European logistics center, Chore-Time Europe B.V., with locations in the Netherlands and in Poland.
2002CTB acquired the assets of Beard Industries, Inc., a leading grain dryer manufacturer, located in Frankfort, Indiana.
2002CTB acquired key assets of Shenandoah Manufacturing Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of poultry heaters, nests and incinerators.
2002CTB became a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A; BRK.B).
2004CTB acquired assets of Swine Service Specialists, Inc., a leading manufacturer of pig feeding equipment.
2006CTB acquired a controlling interest in Yan Agro Logic (1988) Ltd., located in Israel, a manufacturer of climate controllers; feed and poultry weighing systems; and other integrated systems.
2007CTB purchased the Porcon group of companies, based in the Netherlands, manufacturers and packagers of pig equipment including stalls, crates and pens, and a variety of other equipment.
2007CTB acquired Laake GmbH of Germany, a manufacturer of sow gestation and farrowing stalls and other pig production equipment, as well as stables, paddock doors and feeders for horses.
2007CTB created a new business unit, the PigTek Pig Equipment Group, to provide a unified approach to the global pig industry, incorporating various CTB pig equipment brands.
2007CTB was presented with a Half Century Award by Indiana's governor in recognition of longevity and community service in the state of Indiana.
2008CTB acquired Uniqfill International B.V., located in the Netherlands, a designer of chemical and combination chemical/biological air scrubbers for animal livestock and other applications.
2008CTB acquired B. Mannebeck Landtechnik GmbH, located in Germany, a manufacturer of pig production equipment including electronic sow feeding and other feeding systems, animal-friendly stalls and crates, and plastic flooring.
2010CTB established CTB Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., an Asian-based logistics center, to better serve customers in that geographic region.

CTB, Inc. is a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of systems and solutions for the poultry, hog, egg production, and grain industries.


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