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Collins Industries Inc.

(COLL) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$208.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Collins Industries, Inc. was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of small school buses and ambulances built from modified cargo vans. The company's initial product was the first "Type A" school bus, designed to carry 16 to 20 passengers. Today the Company manufactures specialty vehicles and accessories for various basic service niches of the transportation industry. The Company's products include ambulances, small school buses, shuttle and mid-size commercial buses, terminal trucks, commercial bus chassis and industrial rental sweepers. From its inception, Collins' stated goal has been to become the largest manufacturer of specialty vehicles in the U.S. The Company has grown primarily through the internal development of new products and the acquisition of complementary product lines.

President & CEO
Randall Swift
Number of Employees 1,000
Contact Information

15 Compound Dr

Hutchinson, Kansas 67502-4349

www.collinsind....

(620) 663-5551

NAICS Code Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing: 333924

News & Analysis

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  • Market Gainer releases coverage for Collins Industries Inc.

    - 2006-01-20

    M2 PRESSWIRE-20 January 2006-www.MarketGainer.com: Market Gainer releases coverage for Collins Industries Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20012005 Market Gainer will be watching Collins Industries over the next couple of days to see what the short term and long term affects of today...

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  • Collins Industries, Inc

    - 2000-11-01

    Collins Industries, Inc., Hutchinson, Kan., announced an agreement to purchase certain assets of Waldon, Inc., Fairview, Okla, a manufacturer of industrial and construction equipment. Waldon had $16.5 million in sales last year. The price was not disclosed. Waldon manufactures road construction and industrial rental sweepers with its Waldon and Lay-Mor...

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  • Collins Industries, Inc

    - 2000-10-01

    Collins Industries, Inc. Hutchinson, Kan., announced an agreement to purchase certain assets of Waldon, Inc., Fairview, Okla, a manufacturer of industrial and construction equipment. Waldon had $16.5 million in sales last year. Collins said it expects the cash acquisition to be completed by the end of this month. The price...

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  • Collins Industries enters deal to buy Waldon assets

    - 2000-09-06

    Collins Industries of Hutchinson, Kan., on Tuesday said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of Waldon Inc., a Fairview, Okla.-based manufacturer of industrial and construction equipment with about 105 employees. Waldon had sales of $16.5 million last year. The price of the acquisition was...

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  • Kansas-Based Collins Industries Serves Strong Niche of Small-Bus Buyers.

    - 1999-03-02

    Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1 -- HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- When the city of Boulder, Colo., began investigating ways to improve its public transportation system, a group of citizens asked themselves what would be the perfect style of bus. They found...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Randall Swift President & CEO
Phillip Ford President of Capacity of Texas and Mobile Products
Hans Heinsen Cfo & Vice President
Terry L. Clark Executive Vice President
John L. Dreasher Vice President, HR
Paul Bamatter Vice President
Ron Sorensen Vice President, Risk Management
Bob Collins Field Sales Representative
John Becker Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth R. Dabrowski Chairman
Arch G. Gothard Board of Directors
Don S. Peters Board of Directors
William R. Patterson Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. President & CEO Current
Capacity LLC President Former
Capacity of Texas, Inc. President Former
Collins Industries, Inc. Vice President and Chief Former
Cummins Southern Plains, Ltd. Former

Phillip Ford joined the company in 2005 as President of Capacity of Texas and Mobile Products. Prior to joining the company, he was Chief Operating Officer for SRI Sports. He held various management positions with Ingersoll-Rand, NASA and Lee Apparel. Mr. Ford has a MBA from Georgia State and BSIE from the University of Alabama.

Organization Position Status
Capacity LLC President Current
Collins Industries, Inc. President of Capacity of Texas and Mobile Products Current
Sri Sports, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Former
Georgia State MBA Former
The University of Alabama Bsie Former

Organization Position Status
Solo Cup Company Senior Vice President Current
Collins Industries, Inc. Cfo & Vice President Current
Solo Cup Company Treasurer Current
Solo Cup Company Chief Financial Officer of Sweetheart Former
Hoffmaster CFO Former

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Vice President, HR Current
Collins Industries, Inc. Director, HR Former
Textron Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Vice President Current

Ron Sorensen joined the Company in 1978 as a Junior Buyer. After holding various positions within the company he was promoted to Director of Corporate Purchasing in 1996 and Vice-President of Risk Management in May of 2005. Prior to joining the company Ron held the position of District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America.

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Vice President, Risk Management Current
Collins Industries, Inc. Director of Corporate Former
Collins Industries, Inc. Buyer Former
Boy Scouts of America District Executive Former

Bob Collins joined Wheeled Coach in 1977 as a Field Sales Representative. Before being appointed to the position of Company President in 1995, he held a variety of positions at Wheeled Coach including Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Sales. Bob holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida.

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Field Sales Representative Current
University of Central Florida B.S. In Business Administration Former

Partner of AIP. Served as Vice President, Global Quality and Process Leadership at Ford Motor Company where his responsibilities spanned all quality and information technology functions for the worldwide enterprise. Previous positions held during his 35-year career with Ford include Executive Director, Product Strategy Office and Corporate Vice President which included responsibility for Ford's worldwide commercial truck business. Served as President of the Durant Group, a management consulting firm, and served as a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1999 through 2005. Mr. Dabrowski received a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Detroit and an MBA from Wayne State University. Mr. Dabrowski has served on the board of directors of: Air International Inc. (Chairman), Cummins Engine Co., Jiangling Motors Corp., Ltd., China, Ford Design Institute (Chairman.), Engineering Society of Detroit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Innovation in Product Development, University of Detroit-Mercy (Trustee), Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Board, Perceptron, SanLuis Rassini and Xerox Engineering Excellence Board. Mr. Dabrowski is the chairman of Collins Industries, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Perceptron, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ford Motor Company Vice President Former
Ford Motor Company Executive Director Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Trustee Former
Ford Motor Company Product Strategy Office and Corporate Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Director Former
Cummins, Inc. Director Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering Former
Wayne State University MBA Former
Wayne State University Bachelor's Degree Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology member Former

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
American Industrial Partners Partner Current
Collins Industries, Inc. Director Current
Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. COO Former
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC Former
Consoltex Holdings, Inc. Director Former
Oregon State University Bachelor of Science degree in Business Former

Organization Position Status
Collins Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current