The Merrill Manufacturing Company

The Merrill Manufacturing Company was founded in 1949 by Noel Anderson in a one-car garage in Des Moines, Iowa. Noel started with his invention of the Merrill Any Flow Yard Hydrant. The original marketing area was only a few states surrounding the state of Iowa, using manufacturers representatives as the sales force. In 1957 Merrill relocated to Storm Lake, Iowa, and in 1959 Mr. Anderson designed and engineered the Merrill pitless units. The pitless units were designed to be used with submersible pumps and eliminate the need of a pump house or well pit. With another plant expansion, Mr. Anderson invented the tank float, the front-runner of contained air tanks widely used today. From those three early products, Merrill has continued to expand its product offerings and market ( www.merrillmfg.com )