COMPANY HISTORY Van Gorp Corporation, a leading manufacturer of conveyor pulleys, was founded by Franklin "Hap" Van Gorp. He started the company as a job shop in 1933, initially to perform repairs for coal mines, gravel plants, rock quarries, and area farmers. By the 1950's, Van Gorp was manufacturing portable conveyor systems for use throughout the Mid-west. In 1957, the business was incorporated and Van Gorp Manufacturing was formed. Early experience with manufacturing conveyors and working closely with conveyor users led to the development of problem solving products that are industry standards today. For example, Van Gorp was a pioneer in the development and marketing of wing pulleys. Mr. Van Gorp invented a rubber-lagged wing pulley which gained immediate success as a belt-cleaning pulley. Other examples are the Double Drum pulley, which was designed for steel cable and other high belt tension applications, and the XT bushing system that was designed by Van Gorp in 1978 exclusively for conveyor pulleys. The XT is recognized in the market place as the premier bushing system for conveyor pulleys. In May of 1976, the firm was acquired by Emerson Electric Co. of St. Louis, and Van Gorp's affiliation with Browning Manufacturing complemented the power transmission part of the Emerson corporate business. In 1988, this affiliation entered into a new organization phase called Emerson Power Transmission which added Morse, McGill, Seal-Master, and Rollway. VAN GORP TODAY October 1, 2002, Emerson divested the Van Gorp/ EPT Pella, Iowa operation to a new company called Van Gorp Corporation which is owned and managed by former EPT managers. Van Gorp Corporation is a major manufacturer and marketer of conveyor components. Products include conveyor pulleys, shafting, rubber lagging, bearings, rollers, take-up frames, and other related power transmission products. Over the years, the material handling industry has exploded with new opportunities that require even better conveyor pulley designs and state-of-the-art fabrication processes. Van Gorp makes conveyor pulleys as small as 2 inches in diameter and 2 inches wide up to conveyor pulley assemblies that weigh twenty tons. They can be found operating around the world from gold mines in Alaska to the copper mines in Chile; from package handling in France to grain handling in Russia. Van Gorp's concentration on product improvement has enabled the firm to become one of the largest conveyor pulley manufacturers in North America. Van Gorp Quality Policy Van Gorp Corporation is committed to providing products and services that consistently satisfy customer requirements and expectations. All employees are empowered and involved in this process. We emphasize and maintain a commitment to continuous improvement of product and service quality throughout the organization. To accomplish this, we set goals for continuous improvement of the quality system and regularly measure performance to those goals.