Company History
[Left to Right]: Lindsey Selip, Vicki Ellsworth, Dawn DeFelice and Kristine Laveck
Ric Selip, Robert Jessup, and Steve Knowles acquire Geneva Rubber.
Joe Misinec becomes a partial owner of Grand River Rubber and assumes title of vice president of Grand River Rubber & Plastics. GRRP exited plastics line of business.
Added Joe Misinec as fourth partner.
Donald Chaplin hired into manufacturing production.
Ric Selip named Rubber Plastics News “Executive of the Year.”
Ric Selip and Joe Misinec purchase remaining shares from Robert Jessup and become 50/50 joint partnership.
Entered sweeper belt market.
First trip to China to enter sweeper belt global market.
Grand River receives “Ashtabula’s Best of the County President’s Award.”
Sweeper belt cell expansion.
Enters tube membrane market.
Jason Brand hired as Vice President of Manufacturing.
GRRP becomes 100% Employee Owned Company (ESOP). Acquires Cupples Rubber.
Tri-Seals Lathe Cut Division acquisition. Food grade white lathe cut cell expansion.
Icon Polymer Belt Division acquisition.
Ric Selip and Joe Misinec named Rubber & Plastics News “Co-Executives of the Year.”
Donny Chaplin named President of Grand River Rubber & Plastics.
Grand River acquires the flat belt division of Flexhaust, Inc. Grand River completes 2.4 million expansion of Drum & Pail manufacturing line and administrative offices.