Twin City Fan
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. is the parent of the oldest fan company Clarage (founded in 1874) in the US history.
Ben Barry founded the Twin City Fan in 1973 as an industrial fan and blower manufacturer. Before starting Twin City Fan, Ben Barry was also the founder of Barry Blower. Barry Blower was sold several times and eventually merged with Penn Ventilation to form PennBarry.
Twin City Fan got its name from its birthplace: the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. However, most of its manufacturing facilities are in South DAKOTA, in the towns of Brookings, Elkton, Mitchell, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls. In 2006, its heavy duty company Clarage moved to Pulaski, Tennessee.
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. also owns Aerovent, a competitor to its own Twin City Fan and Blower division. It has a major presence in Singapore through joint venture with Azen Manufacturing Ptd Ltd. It also owns a joint venture in India and a subsidiary company in Shanghai, China
It is one of the few remaining fan companies after years of consolidation. Its major competitors include NewYork Blower, Cincinnati Fan, Howden, Loren Cook, PennBarry and Greenheck. The company is a member of the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA)