• 1981
    • Purchased American Cleaning Company in 1981
    • Manufactured in 50,000 square foot facility
    • Began at $4.5 million - today over $85 million in sales(20 yr. span)
    • Jerome Rau became President/CEO
  • 1982
    • Expanded the Addison facility to 100,000 square feet
    • Expanded focus to commercial equipment in the late 1980's
  • 1984
    • Opened Minuteman Canada
  • 1987
    • Began trading on the NASDAQ
  • 1992
    • Built 50,000 square feet Pingree Grove, IL facility
  • 1994
    • Changed name to Minuteman International, Inc.
  • 1995
    • Expanded Pingree Grove, IL facility to 100,000 + square feet
    • ISO 9001 Certification: Addison
  • 1996
    • ISO 9001 Certification: Hampshire
    • Introduced new color scheme
  • 2006
    • Rudi Gutmann appointed President and CEO
    • Ruediger Schroeder appointed Vice President and COO
  • 2009 - Present
    • Relocated Headquarters to Pingree Grove, IL facility with additonal room for further expansion




Minuteman International
14N845 U.S. Route 20
Pingree Grove, IL 60140
info@minutemanintl.com