Historical Highlights

Historical Highlights of
Hanson Logistics

• • 1954 - Incorporates as Southern Michigan Cold Storage Co.
• • 1955 - Constructs Benton Harbor warehouse.
• • 1956-1962 - Freezer additions and dry storage are added.
• • 1969 - Purchases Vroom Cold Storage, Hart, Michigan.
• • 1970-1972 - Expands Benton Harbor and Hart warehouses.
• • 1973 - Constructs refrigerated warehouse in Logansport, Indiana; opens facility in South Bend, Indiana.
• • 1979 - Purchases the Duffy Mott Company plant in Hartford, Michigan.
• • 1980 - Purchases additional freezer in Hartford, Michigan.
• • 1984 - Purchases processing plant/freezer adjacent Benton Harbor warehouse.
• • 1985 - Purchases dry warehouse in Riverside, Michigan.
• • 1989 - Tri-State Investments, Inc. becomes majority shareholder.
• • 1990 - Company enters the bagged ice business.
• • 1991 - Merlin Hanson elected Chairman of the Board.
• • 1993 - Name changed to Hanson Cold Storage Co.
• • 1994 - Purchases Koops Freezer in Decatur, Michigan.
• • 1995 - Purchases a refrigerated warehouse in Lafayette, Indiana.
• • 1999-2002 - Expands Lafayette, IN facility, begins consolidation service.
• • 2004 - Integrates LeanLogistics TMS; launches transportation services.
• • 2005 - Changes name to Hanson Logistics.
• • 2005 - Rolls out Velocities™ multi-vendor consolidation program.
• • 2005 - Adds company owned truck fleet; begins dedicated transportation.
• • 2007 - Breaks ground on new 14,500,000 cu. ft. Chicago Consolidation Center.
• • 2009 - Receives approval as Walmart Third Party Consolidator; and invests $2 Million in Hartford Campus.
• • 2010 - Phase II adds 2.5 million cu. ft. to Chicago Consolidation Center.