Continental Agra
Equipment, Inc.
1400 S Spencer Rd
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-9602
Fax: (316) 283-9584
Web site: www.continentalagra.com
President: Dan E Hirschler
HR Contact: Sara Stiver
Total Employees: 15

Main Products:
Rebuilt seed mill equipment

Continental Agra Equipment, Inc. buys and sells used feed mill and grain handling equipment. In addition to rebuilding equipment, they also build some new food grade and industrial equipment.

Country Fresh Foods
PO Box 423
1515 N Main
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-4414
Fax: (316) 283-8583
Owner: Randy Durr
Total Employees: 35

Main Products:
Food Preparations
Manufacturer and distributor of fresh sandwiches

Country Fresh Foods is a wholesale operation that prepares and packages sandwiches for sale in the delicatessen sections of area convenience stores. Country Fresh Foods was established in 1985.

Desert Steel Co.
1810 SE 9th
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: 316-282-2244
Website: www.desertsteel.net
President: Herb A. Aten
Total Employees: 8

Main Products:
Steel cactus
Steel Palm trees

Desert Steel is a small manufacturing business that specializes in the fabrication of customized steel cactuses and palm trees for retail and commercial use. The products enhance landscaping solutions with very decorative and unique art items that require no maintenance. Desert Steel’s patented designs create a distinctive and realistic replica of living cacti or trees.

Design Manufacturers, Inc.
P O Box 801
112 Commerce Dr
Hesston, KS 67062
Telephone: (316) 327-2556
Fax: (316) 327-3146
Web site: www.designmanufacturers.com
Owner: Alan Simpson
Total Employees: 3

Main Products:
Wood office furniture

Design Manufacturers, Inc. a company with over twenty five years of manufacturing products and serving clients. Our capabvilities include prototyping, cnc routing, laser cutting and engraving, manufacturing vacuum form molds, vacuum forming, and final trimming of formed parts. We have extensive experience in forming and machining parts for the aviation industry, business jet interiors specifically. We are a cost effective solution for small quantity projects. We consider ourselves and extension of your companies design, engineering and production. We make a commitment to your successful development and manufacturing of products. It makes no difference if we are making OEM parts or are assisting an OEM manufacturer our commitment is to your success.

DORIC Concrete Vaults, Inc.
110 Boyd
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: (316) 283-3790
Fax: (316) 284-2541
Website: www.doric-vaults.com
President: Jim Wiens
Total Employees: 63

Main Products:
Concrete burial vaults

DORIC Concrete Vaults, Inc. is based in Newton with additional production and service facilities located in these Kansas cities: Great Bend, Osage City, Garden City, and Denver, Limon, and Florence Colorado. They sell burial vaults to funeral professionals in most of Kansas as well as Limon, Florence and Denver Colorado and Nebraska. The company operates a fleet of 44 trucks to deliver their product to cemeteries.

Enertech, Inc.
PO Box 703
1800 SE 14th St.
Newton, KS 67114
Telephone: 1-800-701-2888
Website: www.enertechwind.com
President: Dale Jones
Total Employees: 8

Main Products:
Wind turbine generators

Enertech is a privately-held corporation involved solely in the wind energy industry. The company relocated its business to a 10,000 square foot facility off of Spencer Road in Newton. Enertech designs, manufacturers, sells and installs wind turbine generators and specializes in the refurbishment of existing turbines. The company currently employs eight people and looks to expand within the next year as production demands increase.

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
P. O. Box 186
300 Industrial Road
Halstead, KS 67056
Telephone: 316-835-2555
Fax: 316-835-2504
Website: www.ergon.com
Total Employees: 7

Main Products: Polymer – Modified Asphalt

The plant produces polymer – modified asphalt and asphalt cement for Kansas and surrounding markets. The site has storage tanks, an office complex and a place to do missing of the product. More than 100 million tons of asphalt is used annually worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of asphalt used in the United States is for road paving. About 10 percent is used for roofing products. Polymer-modified asphalt cement (PMAC) is a higher performing paving product that helps extend the life of road surfaces.

Excel Industries, Inc.
P O Box 7000
200 S Ridge Rd
Hesston, KS 67062
Telephone: (316) 327-4911
Fax: (316) 327-2458
Web site: www.hustlerturf.com
President: Paul Mullet
HR Contact: Robert Mullet
Total Employees: 275

Main Products:
Industrial machinery
Lawn and turf mowers

In 1964, Excel Industries, Inc. introduced the world’s first zero turning radius mower. From that moment on, we have passionately committed to provide only the highest quality and most productive products for our customers. We use the most advanced design programs and rigorous testing to ensure maximum durability and function. Whether you mow for a living or simply take pride in maintaining your own beautiful lawn, we understand what you demand from a mower. Once you mow with a Hustler, observe the simple yet durable design, experience SmoothTrak steering, and see the superior quality of cut, you will understand why Hustler is the fastest-growing brand in the world.