History KEATS MANUFACTURING CO. (KMC) was founded on October 1, 1958 by Bert and Glenn Keats on Cicero Avenue in the northwest side of Chicago. It was a small store-front shop with three employees and two machines. The Company's steady growth necessitated moving to Columbia Avenue, also in the city. KMC's third location was in Evanston on Dodge Avenue near Dempster Street. The Company then settled at 350 West Holbrook in Wheeling, Illinois in March of 1989. On August 1st of 1994, in response to customer requests to open a facility that could better serve the maliquiladora assembly market and the southwestern United States, Keats Southwest (KSW) was opened in El Paso Texas. This move was facilitated by the purchase of McCarthy Metal Products of Libertyville on December 29th, 1987, which operated as a satellite and was prepared for the transition to the Southwest. KSW purchased and integrated the assets of Rio Grande Tool and Stamping on September 29, 2003. KMC recently purchased the assets of CC Tool and Engineering of Oakland Park, Florida September 10, 2007, and operate that as their third location now know as Keats Coastal Stamping. The Companies manufacture small metal stampings, wire forms and assemblies used in a variety of applications, including automobiles and home appliances. From its inception, Keats has been dedicated to Quality. We remain on the competitive edge of industry through our emphasis on Quality, which has become a part of the Keats tradition.