Interstate Industries

INTERSTATE

Industries of Mississippi, LLC

Phone: 662-289-3877

Fax: 662-289-2001

ISO9001 Certified Providing Quality Electrical

UL Recognized Systems Since 1977

History:

Interstate Industries of MS, LLC was
founded in 1977 as Lexington Products
to supply General Motors. In 1980
Lexington Products was expanded by
the addition of Interstate Industries.
This new division was established to
provide electrical transfer systems to
a variety of OEM manufacturers including
Ford, Volkswagen, International, and IBM.

Resources and experience to make it happen.

Later, 1989, Interstate acquired a division of United Technologies to produce ignition wires for the automotive aftermarket. This acquired division became known as Triple A Manufacturing as it became part of the growing Interstate family following its relocation from Ohio to Mississippi.
In December of 1993, Interstate was acquired by a Fortune 500 company, one of the largest wire and cable producers in North America. This affiliation brought vast technical and capital improvements. In addition, through acquisition, Interstate was introduced to the electric cord set business and; therefore, the world of Underwriters Laboratories supplying original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket.

The ignition wire and cord set business has since been sold, but the experience remains.

In January of 2000, a group of investors comprised of management and a founding owner/president purchased the company.

In March of 2004, Interstate Industries was purchased and became part of the Fargo Assembly Company family based in Fargo, North Dakota.

We are poised for growth in the years ahead — but we are determined that future growth will never come at the expense of quality and overall customer satisfaction.

Milestones

1977
Lexington Products startup to supply General Motors in new 40,000 sq ft building in Lexington, Mississippi.

1980
Interstate Industries startup to supply Volkswagen in new 30,000 sq ft building in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ford, International, IBM and others soon following Volkswagen.

1984
18,750 sq ft warehouse added to original Kosciusko facility.

1986
22,500 sq ft of manufacturing floor space added in Kosciusko to
accommodate growing customer base.

1988
Closed Lexington operation when General Motors moved assembly to their own facility in Mexico.

1989
Purchased the ignition wire set division of United Technologies and relocated it to Lexington from Ohio. This new division of Interstate was called Triple A Manufacturing.

1992
An additional 22,500 sq ft was built on a adjoining 6.5 acres at the Kosciusko location as a warehouse, packaging and distribution center. This new TAM division was later converted to manufacturing.

1994
All Interstate facilities were sold to Essex, a Fortune 500 Company, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1995
The ignition wire business and Lexington facility was sold by Essex. The cord set business was purchased from a New Jersey company and moved to Mississippi.

1997
QS-9000/ISO 9002 Certification Awarded.

1999
Cord set operation sold.

2000
A group of investors, including four members of management and
a founding owner/president purchased Interstate from Essex.

2001
A 50,000 sq ft facility was added in Durant, Mississippi to accommodate a new customer and future growth.

2004
Interstate Industries was acquired by Fargo Assembly Company based in Fargo, North Dakota.