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“The Contract”
painting is
presented to
Fisher Controls
by Vinson to
commemorate
their 50-year
relationship. A
handshake
between Bill
Fisher and Bailie
Vinson (founder of Vinson Process Controls)
symbolizes the successful business partnership
between Fisher and its sales representatives.
Fisher establishes a service company in Maracaibo,
Venezuela. This facility (Fisher Controles de Venezuela
S.A.) shares office space with the local representative,
Conind de Venezuela, owned by Puffer-Sweiven.
The Marshalltown valve manufacturing group begins
focused factory restructuring and a 14,000-squarefoot addition to the Governor Road plant.
Heritage committee forms in Marshalltown. It is
responsible for identifying, recording, collecting,
preserving and managing exhibits of the
company’s history.
Fisher Service Company opens a repair center in
Beaumont, Texas.
easy-e valve
race car brochure, 1990
n 1991, Larry Solley, chairman
and CEO of Fisher Controls,
announced the creation of the
J.W. Fisher Leadership Award in
memory of the company’s late
chief executive, Bill Fisher.
The last of the founding Fisher
family to lead the company, Bill
died on October 11, 1990.
Larry stated, “Bill’s leadership
during a critical growth phase of
the company gave substance to
the fundamentals of quality and
customer commitment.
His legacy, foresight and
leadership enabled Fisher
Controls to build and maintain
strong customer relationships,
dedicated employees and a
commitment to quality.”
Since then, the J.W. Fisher
Leadership Award has been
presented yearly to the Fisher
employee or sales representative
who best represents those
ideals.
Individual winners of the
award receive an engraved
bronze miniature of the
sculpture A Dedication to the
Future by Christian Petersen. Bill
Fisher commissioned the fullsized statue in 1961, and it
found a permanent home in the
fountain outside of the Fisher
Community Center in
Marshalltown.
The J.W. Fisher
Leadership Award
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Cover of magazine
shows Fisher
products used in
pulp and paper
processing, 1990