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Our History
Krigger & Company has a long and distinguished history. A. H. (Guss)
Krigger came to Pittsburgh from Upstate New York to attend Carnegie Tech
Engineering School. After school he enlisted for service in World War I. After
the Armistice he returned to civilian life as a Manager of a motor company farm
tractor department in Pittsburgh.
In 1924, noting the trend toward the
game of golf he decided to enter this field. After a few years of missionary
work, he began to see results; he named the company Golf Course Supply Company
and moved to the South Side of Pittsburgh. At this location he had space to
display machinery and store parts. This was followed by a repair shop and the
business continued to prosper under his direction.
In 1950, after his death, the company
was operated by his two sons, J. E. (Jack) and R. D. (Don) Krigger. The company
was moved to the North Hills in 1952. In 1955, the company name was changed
from Golf Course Supply, to Krigger & Co., Inc.
In 1968, we purchased the Jacobsen
Power Lawn Mower Company in Mayfield, Ohio, and in 1973, we purchased the
Jacobsen Power Lawn Mower Company of Akron, Ohio. A branch was located in
Macedonia, Ohio. On November 30, 1978, Don Krigger retired. The business
continued and prospered under the leadership of Jack Krigger. In 1981, a branch
location was added in Columbus, Ohio.
In June of 1987, the Macedonia branch
was sold to Jacobsen/Textron and the Columbus branch was sold to John Raab,
branch manager.
On January 19, 1989, Jack died in an
automobile accident. The business is now in its third generation ownership with
Gail Krigger Fitzgerald and Tim Fitzgerald running it. The success of the
company has always been the result of the team of knowledgeable people who are
employed here.
In February, 1997, Krigger & Company
built a new facility north of Pittsburgh. Situated on 18 acres, the 24,000
square foot facility has provided us with a larger state of the art service
facility, expanded parts, expanded warehousing, a training facility, a retail
showroom and turf to
maintain. We are committed to the turf equipment industry.
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