Morris Industries given a fresh start by Rite Way Mfg
Rite Way Mfg based in Canada has emerged as the owner of Morris Industries and has taken control of Morris’ well-known seeding, tillage and hay product model lines. This was always going to be a big deal, with consideration of 134 Morris employees to care for, along with manufacturing plants and existing inventory to fix […]
Morris Industries thrown a ‘possible’ lifeline
Canada’s Rite Way Mfg is set to become the new owner of fellow Canadian manufacturer Morris Industries from 1 July 2020 if the Morris receiver can get the Saskatoon Canada court to stamp its approval on the deal. Not many would have expected that when Rite Way Mfg started out in 1972 with a rock […]
Morris Industries seeders and air carts avoid an abrupt halt
Morris Industries Canada did not have enough cash to make payroll and meet its other obligations so its parent company the Morris Group applied to a Saskatoon Canada court to stave off any challenge from a bevy of creditors appointing a liquidator, and taking control of the company. Court documents point to a raft of creditors […]
Canada’s Morris Industries taken over by private investors
Morris Industries Ltd. is one of Canada’s leading and long established farm equipment manufacturers has now been taken over by an investor group led by Ben Voss. Voss, an active Saskatchewan grain farmer and agricultural engineer, will replace former CEO and majority shareholder Casey Davis. Voss and Davis made a joint decision to transition majority […]