Hussey Seating Company

William Hussey, inventor of an innovative plow, founded Hussey Plow Company in 1835. The company survived a fire in 1895 and reinvented itself several times as plow demand declined during the Industrial Revolution. The business began to focus on seating in the 1930s, when Philip Hussey recognized the potential of portable bleachers while fulfilling an ironwork contract for the Boys’ Club in Portland, Maine. Today Hussey Seating, based in North Berwick, Maine, is the manufacturer of gym bleachers, auditorium chairs and spectator seating. Sixth- and seventh-generation family members own the company.

The company and family had to determine how to move forward after the eldest member of the sixth generation, Tim Hussey, passed away in June 2016 at 59. Tim, who had worked at the company for nearly 40 years, had been president/CEO, chairman of the board of directors and leader of the family.

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