Allied-Locke Industries was founded in 1965 as Allied chains, Inc. by Robert L. Crowson. The initial manufactured product was steel detachable chain for the agricultural market.

In 1978 Allied Chains purchased Locke Steel Chain Co. of Huntington, Indiana. Locke Steel Chain had been a manufacturer of agricultural chains since 1897. With the Locke acquisition, Allied Chains broadened its offering and became one of the major producers of agricultural chains in the United States. At this time the name of the company was changed to Allied-Locke Industries.

In 1985 a sprocket manufacturer by the name of Cullman Ind. Of Wheeling, Illinois discontinued operations. Allied Locke purchased a portion of the equipment and hired some of the employees from the defunct company. From this beginning, the sprocket division of Allied Locke has grown to complement all of the chain sizes now offered by the company. In 1988 Allied Locke purchased Chain Engineering Co. of Canton, Connecticut. CEC for 28 years had been a marketer of precision roller chains. With the CEC acquisition, Allied Locke positioned itself as one of the major suppliers of precision roller chain in the United States.

In 1992 Allied Locke purchased the Moline Corporation of St. Charles, Illinois. Moline had been in business since 1869 and produced cast, combination and all steel chains for the industrial market. During 1993, the Moline operation was incorporated into the Allied Locke facility at Dixon, Illinois. The Moline acquisition has now added its full complement of industrial chains to Allied Locke’s total market offering.

On March 1, 2001, Allied Locke entered into a contractual agreement with a person by the name of Mr. George Gebhart of New York City. Mr. Gebhart had been involved in the water environmental industry for over 30 years. With his expertise, Allied Locke expanded into producing and marketing products for the water environmental industry.

In 2002, Allied Locke invested in a company by the name of Brewton Iron Works of Brewton, Alabama (Allied Locke aquireing them in 2007). The Brewton association expanded Allied Locke’s sprocket offering to include cast sprockets. The Brewton association also expanded Allied Locke’s product offering to the waste water environmental industry.

In 2004, Allied Locke acquired the building and equipment in Meridian Mississippi that had previously been Southeast Chain Inc. Allied Locke set this facility up as a warehousing and final assembly operation to service the wood products industry in the southeastern portion of the country.

Allied Locke now includes five divisions: the Agricultural Chain Decision, the Precision Roller Chain Division, the Industrial Chain Division, the Sprocket Division, and the Water Environmental Division. The building in Dixon covers 450,000 square feet, the building in Brewton covers 75,000 square feet, and the building in Meridian covers 25,000 square feet. The three locations employ approximately 400 people. The company is non-union and ISO 9001 certified.

ALLIED LOCKE INDUSTRIES
1088 Corregidor, Green River Industrial Park, Dixon, IL 61021
Phone: (815) 288-1471 Toll Free: (800) 435-7752
Fax: (815) 288-7945  Toll Free Fax: (800) 462-3130