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| Hlavinka Equipment Company has been a part of Texas | ||
| since the days of using farm animals to pull the plows. | ||
| But even then, folks knew Hlavinka was the place to go | ||
| for their equipment needs. | ||
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| Things have changed, but so has Hlavinka Equipment Co. | ||
| Please, read on... | ||
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| 1939- | The Beginning... |
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| The Hlavinka and Boettcher families placed the sole bid to purchase | ||
| the Farmers Lumber Company in East Bernard, Texas. | ||
| The bid was accepted and the Boettcher-Hlavinka Co. was formed. | ||
| 1940s- | The Decade of Many Adventures... |
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| The Boettcher-Hlavinka Co. took part in numerous ventures | ||
| to meet the needs of the community. | ||
| Aside from the International Harvester farm equipment | ||
| and lumber portion of the business, other services included | ||
| automobile sales (including those fancy new turn signals & air conditioning), | ||
| and funerals (glad when the communities need for that tapered off). | ||
| 1950s- | The Growth of Southern Snow |
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| Cotton became a major crop and, as a result, | ||
| new methods of harvesting were needed. | ||
| The cotton picker became all the rage and | ||
| sore hands everywhere applauded this new miracle of the machine age. | ||
| The Hlavinka family purchased the Boettcher family shares to make | ||
| Hlavinka Equipment Co. the family business. | ||
| 1960s- | Those New to the Scene and Those Bowing Out |
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| The new two-row cotton pickers were introduced, | ||
| with Hlavinka Equipment right there to bring in the tool of the future. | ||
| Joe Hlavinka, Sr. retired from the company he began, | ||
| eager to watch and smile approvingly as his children took the helm. | ||
| 1970s- | The Gains of Technology |
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| As the technology being manufactured into farm equipment grew, | ||
| so did the costs of that equipment. | ||
| However, most would agree that the added cost was definitely worth | ||
| the quality and durability found in the new era of farm equipment. | ||
| 1980s- | Companies in Transition |
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| The 1970s saw the splitting of the Hlavinka family business | ||
| into two separate entities: the lumber side and the equipment side. | ||
| At the same time, Case and International Harvester were merging, | ||
| creating one of the most recognized names in the implement industry, | ||
| Case IH. | ||
| 1990s- | The Decade of Growth & Service |
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| New stores were opened in Rosenberg, Nome, El Campo, Bay City and | ||
| Taft, Texas, with the goal of serving their respective communities | ||
| in the same manner Joe Hlavinka, Sr. had envisioned in 1939. | ||
| 2001- |
Another Store Purchased |
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| Hlavinka Company purchases another location to serve their | ||
| customers from Tivoli, Texas in the same manner Joe Hlavinka, Sr. | ||
| had envisioned in 1939. | ||
| Today- | The Merging of the Past, Present, & and the Future |
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| The Hlavinka Company, still owned | ||
| and operated by the Hlavinka family, | ||
| enjoys a rich past, full of amusing stories of | ||
| old farm animals traded for new farm equipment, | ||
| lumber trains, and, yes, even caskets stored in the warehouse rafters. | ||
| Much has changed in these many decades, | ||
| but so much has remained the same: | ||
| A family's concern for their community | ||
| A company's dedication to being the best | ||
| An industry's growth and constant improvement | ||
| to meet the needs of the future. | ||
 Case Honors Hlavinka Equipment for Sales In the photo: Steve Hlavinka-Parts Manager, Allan Srubar-Service Manager, Terry Hlavinka-General Manager, Don Perekovich-Case Business Manager, Joe Hlavinka Jr.-President, Lance Potts-Sales Manager. |
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| Hlavinka Equipment Co. | ||
| Serving the world's best customers since 1939, | ||
| with no plans of stopping now... | ||
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