About Proos

Warehouse space on Ball St was acquired to bring paint line operations in house. This addition gives Proos more control over lead times, improves communication, and enhances customer relationships.

Proos sells the Michigan Street plant in order to consolidate operations into one building on Oak Industrial Drive.

Proos is awarded the re:con Apex Award for Outstanding Employer, which celebrates a business that has fostered exceptional employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers.

Proos starts prioritizing engineering services and material handling. The first put wall is designed and manufactured and sheet metal operations are expanded.

Amy Proos completes her purchase of Proos Manufacturing and puts energy into building brand recognition, defining Proos’ mission, values, and other work culture pieces.

In her second year at Ferris State University, Jack’s daughter, Amy, begins running production at Proos. When she graduates, she joins the company full time and implements many systems that help propel Proos’ growth.

Neal Proos retires and leaves the company to his kids: Kenneth, Jack, Russell, Jean, and Bertha.

A fire breaks out at Proos’ original plant on Page Street. A few months later, Proos moves to a new factory on Michigan Street.

In 2020, Proos is focusing on scalable growth. We are focusing on building out international partnerships, both with our customer base and in global supply chain development.

Warehouse space on Ball Street is leased to bring paint-line operations in-house rather than outsourcing to other companies.

Bryan Howard purchases Proos and shifts the company’s focus heavily onto engineering and design for manufacturability. By the end of 2018, Proos’ business had grown 75%.

Proos sells the Michigan Street plant in order to consolidate operations into one building on Oak Industrial Drive.

Proos experiences a series of unforeseen hardships and brings on Bryan Howard as general manager to begin the process of rebuilding with a focus on internal culture, energy, and effort.

Proos is awarded the re:con Apex Award for Outstanding Employer, which celebrates a business that has fostered exceptional employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers.

Proos becomes involved with the Source to better employees’ lives professionally and personally.

Proos starts prioritizing engineering services and material handling. The first put wall is designed and manufactured and sheet metal operations are expanded.

Proos is named “Best Small Business—West Michigan” by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center.

Amy Proos completes her purchase of Proos Manufacturing and puts energy into building brand recognition, defining Proos’ mission, values, and other work culture pieces.

Proos’ first laser is purchased with the intention of creating automotive prototypes but quickly sees a demand for manufacturing office furniture.

In her second year at Ferris State University, Jack’s daughter, Amy, begins running production at Proos. When she graduates, she joins the company full time and implements many systems that help propel Proos’ growth.

Jack and Jean buy their other siblings out and, with Jack’s background in tool and die, focus on growing Proos’ metal stamping business.

Neal Proos retires and leaves the company to his kids: Kenneth, Jack, Russell, Jean, and Bertha.

Proos’ product offerings expand to include the design and manufacture of downriggers. The “S” in our logo is created as a nod to one of Proos’ early products.

A fire breaks out at Proos’ original plant on Page Street. A few months later, Proos moves to a new factory on Michigan Street.

25-year-old Neal Proos founds Proos Manufacturing to create casket hardware and cookie die stamps.