The Harry Ferris Company was founded in 1963 when Harry Ferris started as an instrument repair specialist providing service in Iowa and Nebraska on all brands of industrial instruments. As time progressed there was an apparent need to provide supplies such as chart paper and ink. This led to clients asking about chart recorders and temperature controls. The first product sold by Harry Ferris Company was a line of Esterline Angus chart recorders. An early OEM customer was Isco, Inc., in Lincoln, Nebraska, who bought an OEM version of a simple 4 inch wide recorder. Isco manufactured a line of analytical equipment for laboratory usage. Their product line included a fraction collector for sampling a variety of wet chemistry samples. The technology for doing this automatic sampling led to the development of a wastewater sampler that could automatically pump a sample into a base section holding up to 28 bottles. The association with Isco, Inc., led to the opportunity of becoming one of the first three sales organizations signed up in 1970 to market their now famous line of quality wastewater samplers and flow meters.

Harry Ferris Company grew in 1971 with the addition of Jim Ferris, son of the owner and originator, and contiues to be a successful sales and service organization. Jim took over sales and engineering assistance for eastern Iowa and has operated continuously out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since 1971. Sales and service continued to grow and in 1982 John Van Essen was hired to handle sales in Nebraksa and western Iowa. John continued with the company until 2002 when he was forced into early retirement due to health problems. At that time Justin Meader was brought on board to handle sales and service in the Nebraska and Western Iowa territory.

Harry Ferris retired from the business in the 1980s and was bought out by his son Jim and John Van Essen. At Johns' retirement in 2002 the company has become solely owned by Jim and his wife Myrna.

Additional lines have been added to the Isco products sold from the early 1970s. Our specialty is in wastewater instrumentation and power measurement with a fine line of products from Ametek Corporation. Annual sales have topped two million dollars and business continues to expand. Jim and Justin maintain offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, respectively and credit the success of their efforts to the Lord Jesus whom they seek to serve first and foremost. If it is our privilege to assist you in your monitoring needs in the future, we welcome your inquiries and look forward to meeting many new friends and associates along the way.