OUR HISTORY

   Founded in 1989, Dawson Manufacturing Company (DMC) was started as a Minority Business Enterprise in Dawson, Georgia by the current CEO/President, Bob Trivedi. Dawson Manufacturing is a 2012 Certified MBE by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC). Dawson is also a Certified ISO/TS 16949:2009 manufacturer, the world-standard for quality.

   Dawson Manufacturing Co. supplies anti-vibration, isolation, noise-reducing and protective molded rubber and rubber-compound to metal components for the automotive industry as well as non-automotive markets. Our primary focus, however, is in automotive and supplying our main customers - Ford, GM, Chrysler, DTR/Toyota and their Tier 1 suppliers.

   In 1993, DMC opened their new Corporate Headquarters and a modern manufacturing facility in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This allows Dawson to be better positioned to service the needs of our customers. We are located only two hours from Chicago and approximately three hours from Detroit driving time. We are also served by the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport located adjacent to our property.

   DMC has been in business for twenty years with a proven track record of achieving total customer satisfaction. Our business concept has focused on providing our customers with excellent service, the highest quality products, competitively priced and delivered on-time using the latest technologies as well as time tested manufacturing techniques.

   Summer of 2000 marked the construction of an addition to the existing facility to expand our manufacturing capabilities. Since then, several restructuring projects, corporate streamlining and other efforts have taken place to give DMC the flexibility to meet the demands of our customers.

   DMC is working on several new projects including product launches, improvements to the facility and equipment and other restructuring initiatives in response to a changing automotive market. This allows Dawson, in association with Trelleborg Automotive, the capability of "black-box" designing, developing prototypes and launching new products into production in an efficient manner, while maintaining cost-effectiveness.