that’s not the full extent of our business. We still do contract hauling and ag lime spreading, so the roots of the business are still there.”

That contract hauling and ag lime spreading formed the basis for Winn Corp. when Bill’s father, Dean, and his uncle Perry founded the company. Bill and his wife, Peggy, who was Secretary, took over operations in the late 1960s. Terry and his wife, Crystal, who’s now Secretary, are running operations today. They head up a team that’s grown to about 25 employees since Winn Corp. began quarry operations.

The Winns see having a family business as a distinction that plays a big role in the company’s success. “Our biggest advantage is knowing our customers on a personal level,” said Bill. “In addition to the general public, a very large percentage of our customers are contractors whom we’ve dealt with for decades, sometimes as far back as the first generation of the business. We’ve grown a lot over the years, but we’ve maintained those relationships.”

Longstanding relationship with RMS, Komatsu

Winn Corp. has also developed a longstanding relationship with Road

A Winn Corp. operator pushes up a stockpile of material at the company’s Keokuk County Quarry with a Komatsu WA380-6 wheel loader. “We’ve found that Komatsu is ahead of the competition when it comes to technology and user-friendly products,” said Vice President Terry Winn.

Machinery & Supplies and Cedar Rapids Territory Manager Delane Wolter. With the addition of sand and gravel operations, Winn Corp. has expanded its equipment list from about six pieces to more than 200 today.