A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company
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The A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company is a corporation headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa
. A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. is a leading manufacturer of Waterworks Brass, Plumbing Valves, Pumps and Water Systems and High Pressure Gas Valves and Meter Bars.
A.Y. McDonald traces its history back to 1856, when Scottish
immigrant Andrew Young McDonald founded the company. His family has continued to be involved in the company over the years.
The company was originally located in downtown Dubuque. In 1983, the company moved to a new facility in a new industrial park on Dubuque's west end. In 1996 the plant's foundry was expanded so that production of brass castings could be increased. The company also maintains facilities in Albia, Iowa
, Elizabethton, Tennessee
, and Sparks, Nevada
.
In 2006 the company made the news when it was revealed that Tonight Show host Jay Leno
would be coming to Dubuque to exclusively entertain the company's employees as a part of the company's 150th anniversary celebrations.
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
. A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. is a leading manufacturer of Waterworks Brass, Plumbing Valves, Pumps and Water Systems and High Pressure Gas Valves and Meter Bars.
A.Y. McDonald traces its history back to 1856, when Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
immigrant Andrew Young McDonald founded the company. His family has continued to be involved in the company over the years.
The company was originally located in downtown Dubuque. In 1983, the company moved to a new facility in a new industrial park on Dubuque's west end. In 1996 the plant's foundry was expanded so that production of brass castings could be increased. The company also maintains facilities in Albia, Iowa
Albia, Iowa
Albia is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,706 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albia's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 41.026600, −92.805262....
, Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton is the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is also the historical site both of the first independent American government located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original thirteen British American colonies.Elizabethton is also the...
, and Sparks, Nevada
Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
.
In 2006 the company made the news when it was revealed that Tonight Show host Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
would be coming to Dubuque to exclusively entertain the company's employees as a part of the company's 150th anniversary celebrations.
External links
- The A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Company Web Site
- AY McDoanld Gas Stops Gas Stops