Midwest
Industries Inc. was founded
in 1954 in Ida Grove, Iowa.
Founder Byron Godbersen’s
first invention, the Bolster
Hoist, used hydraulics to
tilt grain bins that had
been traditionally emptied
by hand. The wildly
successful product sparked
an entire line of Midwest
farm equipment. Under
Byron’s guidance, Midwest
evolved over the years from
farm equipment to marine
products. Today production
is focused on ShoreLand’r
Trailers.
The company’s Ida Grove
headquarters includes a
340,000 square-foot,
state-of the- art
manufacturing facility,
distribution warehouse,
convention center and
private test lake. Midwest
employs over 300 people and
their products are
distributed throughout the
U.S. and Canada, and
internationally to countries
in Europe and Asia.
