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Mr. Remi Gits established Gits Brothers Manufacturing Co. in Chicago in 1910. The first products were lubricating devices and oil cups, and in early advertising they claimed to be the "Original Designers of the Practical Spring Hinge Cup". In 1944 Mr. Remi Gits was traveling via train to Chicago after vacationing in Colorado. He was forced to stay overnight in Creston, Iowa because of a terrible snowstorm and was so overwhelmed by the hospitality of the people, that he decided to open an assembly plant in Creston. Click here to read our full history.

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