Year | Event |
1978 | Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc. established in Kansas City, MO |
1980 | Office in Seattle, WA opened for sporting goods |
1985 | Seattle, WA office merged with Kansas City, MO office |
1990 | Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc moved to its current location at 10939 North Pomona Avenue in Kansas City, MO |
1993 | Expanded facilities in Kansas City to over 100,000 square feet in order to meet growing customer demand |
1997 | Omega Lift Equipment launched |
1998 | "Magic Lift" and "Speedy Lift" technology patented |
1999 | Patented "EZ" Lift technology |
2001 | Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc started doing business as SFA Companies |
2003 | SFA Companies purchased Marquette Lifting and Porto-Power Collision Repair Equipment. |
2004 | Hein Werner Automotive introduced to market; formally the Marquette and Lincoln Automotive line of professional Lifting Equipment. SFA Companies re-launch the Porto-Power Collision Repair Equipment Line. |
2004 | BVA program launched into the Industrial market. |
2005 | Patented "EZ" Lift technology |
2008 | SFA Companies Attained ISO 9001:2008 Certification |
2008 | Construction started to expand both Office and Warehouse space at the Kansas City, MO facility to accommodate increased Customer Demand |
2009 | Construction Completed on new SFA Building. Some Pictures of the new Building and the new Showroom are available on our "Contact Us" link. |