In the 1930s, Mr. Everett L. Bell and Mr. "Bud" Hawkins worked together at Chicago Fence & Equipment Co. located at 4400 Addison in Chicago. At the time, Mr. Hawkins worked in a managerial position, and Mr. Bell was a superintendent. In the 1940s, they both left their job to start a company of their own and in 1947, Midwest Fence Corporation was founded. They later went on to buy Chicago Fence and Equipment Company (which included Flex-i-Link), Cowger Fence & The Chainlink Fence Corporation. The company is still family-owned 75 years later and spans through 4 generations.