Mohawk toasts 50th anniversary

Mohawk Mfg. & Supply. Co. celebrated its 50th anniversary of serving the coach and transit bus industries as a leading supplier and manufacturer of replacement parts. Mohawk president John W. Brown, one of the founders of Mohawk, reflected on Mohawk’s growth over the last 50 years. “To sustain a business for 50 years is a great accomplishment, but it’s one Mohawk shares with our customers,” he said. “Our customers have allowed us to grow by giving us opportunities to provide more and more items, by asking us to help on hard-to-source items, and by testing newly-developed items on their buses.”

April 21, 2008 12:07 p.m.

NILES, Ill. — Mohawk Mfg. & Supply. Co. celebrated its 50th anniversary of serving the coach and transit bus industries as a leading supplier and manufacturer of replacement parts.

Mohawk president John W. Brown, one of the founders of Mohawk, reflected on Mohawk’s growth over the last 50 years.

“To sustain a business for 50 years is a great accomplishment, but it’s one Mohawk shares with our customers,” he said. “Our customers have allowed us to grow by giving us opportunities to provide more and more items, by asking us to help on hard-to-source items, and by testing newly-developed items on their buses.”