Pride of the Farm®
feeds and waters hundreds of thousands of animals in the USA, Canada and Europe. Pride of the Farm® manufactures 100% energy free drinkers, heated drinkers, swine equipment, hopper bottom feed tanks and has the number one position in the sale of mineral feeders in the USA. Pride of the Farm® was first used as a trade name in 1920.
Brower®
manufactures animal feeding and watering equipment with emphasis in the poultry market. Brower® also sells a unique line of equipment for processing poultry in small plants. Brower® exports its equipment every year to Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean Islands and Asia. Brower® is also a frequent exporter to Arab and African markets. Brower® was first used as a trade name in 1923.
Span-Tech®
Is our fabric building line which was internally developed starting in 1995. Our buildings are popular for storage of corrosive materials such as fertilizer, salt and composting animal wastes. Buildings are used for storage of any kind of equipment or materials, grain storage, hay storage, equine riding arenas and for animal production including cattle feeding. Open span widths (with no interior supports) of up to 200 feet are manufactured.
Who We Are
Hawkeye Steel Products, Inc is a manufacturer with three brand names, all with deep roots in American agriculture. Martin Lorenzen, a German foundryman, originated Pride of the Farm® in 1920 in Marshalltown, IA and then moved to Waterloo, IA in 1923. Brower® was founded by William Brower, in Quincy, IL in 1923. Pride of the Farm® and Brower® consolidated their manufacturing in Houghton, IA in 1985. In 1995, Span-Tech® fabric buildings were developed internally by Hawkeye Steel.
Our Mission
Customer Satisfaction:
Continuously improve our product design. Listen and offer solutions that customers need. Value every relationship as an opportunity to grow our business. Provide excellent one to one customer service as our differentiator. Our factory people actually talk to you as required.
Employee Engagement:
Select and lead the best team members. Provide focused support and training.
Live our Values:
Integrity. Accountability. Encourage humor and a great work environment.
We manufacture innovative equipment and buildings. Our products find their way into very substantial enterprises. Our products are sold to the largest cow-calf producers, the largest commercial feed yards and some of the largest swine operations. Our buildings are sold to some of the largest egg producers. Our buildings are also popular with road districts across the USA for corrosive storage. We likewise sell many products to hobbyists and increasingly our products are used by those of you serious about locally grown food.