Sears Seating

Sears Seating
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1855
HeadquartersDavenport, Iowa, U.S.
Key people
James Sears, CEO[1]
ProductsVehicle seating
Number of employees
600+[2]
Websitehttp://www.searsseating.com/

Sears Seating is an American producer of seating for agricultural, construction, and material handling equipment and heavy-duty, over-the-road trucks worldwide. It was founded in 1855 by Isaac Howe Sears, remains headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, and as of 2019, has over 600 employees in the Quad Cities.[3][4]

Sears' customers include John Deere, CNH, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Hyster, Yale, Freightliner and Komatsu.[5]

Early products included harnesses, saddles, and other leather/canvas goods, predominantly for farmers. In 1947, the firm began to produce tractor seats, introducing innovative mechanical suspension for them 18 years later. Truck seat production began in 1981.[5]

Awards

  • 2007 John Deere Partner-level Supplier and Supplier of the Year[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wells Fargo picks Sears for community board". The Quad-City Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Schorpp, Doug. "Sears Manufacturing lays off 93". The Quad-City Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Quad Cities First survey of Human Resources and Personnel Departments" (PDF). Quad Cities First. May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Sears Seating". Sears Seating. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "About Sears Manufacturing". Sears Seating. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Sears Seating earns recognition as a John Deere Partner-level Supplier & Supplier of the Year". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.