Our History

Midwest Rubber was founded in the post World War II boom years in Detroit, Michigan in 1946 by the late W. A. Kurt. Although entrepreneurial in spirit, Midwest was business-driven, and by 1954 MWR was supplying Detroit’s Big Three with a variety of parts. Within 12 years MWR’s business had outgrown their Detroit facilities and was relocated to the wide open spaces of Michigan’s “Thumb” in the rural farming community of Deckerville.

Business demands continued to require expanding their facilities, and currently Midwest’s Deckerville plant encompasses 88,000 square feet of modern and well equipped engineering, testing and manufacturing facilities.

  1. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as Midwest Rubber Company

  2. First relationships developed with Detroit's Big Three automotive companies

  3. Headquarters and manufacturing operations moved to Deckerville, Michigan

  4. Bohrman Manufacturing, Hartland, Wisconsin purchased MWR

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  5. Manufacturing facility opened near Carsonville, Michigan (Closed, 1989)

  6. Manufacturing facility opened in Sandusky, Michigan (Closed, 1998)

  7. Sudbury Inc., Cleveland, Ohio purchased from Bohrman

  8. Newcor Inc., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan purchased company from Sudbury

  9. KEDD Group purchased Deckerville Division from Newcor, renamed Midwest Rubber Company

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MWR Plants