MILWAUKEE, WI — While few businesses that operated 100 years ago survived to see a new millennium, Milwaukee Valve has not only survived, but thrived under the ownership of Herschel Seder and his family.
It all began on April 8, 1901, when five entrepreneurs launched the business at the present headquarters on Milwaukee’s south side. Starting as a producer of valves for the local plumbing and heating industry, the firm soon found a regional market for its products. In September of 1954, Milwaukee Valve achieved national distribution as a subsidiary of A-P Controls Corporation, which later became the Controls Corporation of America.