A new plant is constructed on the north side of Holland (on what is now 40 acres), to replace a facility the Company has outgrown. Automation through computerization and new production equipment pave the way for growth.
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Second Location Opens
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A second location is added in Holland, Michigan. The new plant finds a market for cell dividers among the auto part makers, suppliers to the furniture industry, and other industrial companies in the boom years following World War II.
After the death of W.J. Bradford and the buyout of a former business partner, the W.J. Bradford Company is incorporated.
W.J. Bradford opened a paper company on the South side of Chicago. It serves bakeries and candy makers (confectioners) with a product line he called “ConFex”. The company’s specialties included popcorn bags and candy boxes.