Company History
[Left to Right]: Lindsey Selip, Vicki Ellsworth, Dawn DeFelice and Kristine Laveck
1976
Ric Selip, Robert Jessup & Steve Knowles acquire Geneva Rubber
1978
Joe Misinec becomes a partial owner of Grand River Rubber, assumes title of vice president of Grand River Rubber & Plastics. GRRP exited plastics line of business
1982
Added Joe Misinec as fourth partner
1992
Donald Chaplin hired into manufacturing production
1997
Ric Selip named Rubber Plastics News ‘Executive of the Year’
1999
Ric Selip and Joe Misinec purchase remaining shares from Robert Jessup and become 50/50 join partnership
2001
Entered sweeper belt market
2002
First trip to China to enter sweeper belt global market
2005
Grand River receives ‘Ashtabula’s Best of the County President’s Award’
2006
Sweeper belt cell expansion
2007
Enters tube membrane market
2010
Jason Brand hired as Vice President of Manufacturing
2011
GRRP becomes 100% Employee Owned Company (ESOP). Acquires Cupples Rubber
2012
Tri-Seals Lathe Cut Division acquisition. Food grade white lathe cut cell expansion
2013
Icon Polymer Belt Division Acquisition
2014
Ric Selip and Joe Misinec named Rubber & Plastics News ‘Co-Executives of the Year’
2015
Donny Chaplin named President of Grand River Rubber & Plastics
2017
Grand River acquires the flat belt division of Flexhaust, Inc. Grand River completes 2.4 million expansion of Drum & Pail manufacturing line and administrative offices