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1993 Iron Grip introduces the first and only weight plates
with integrated handgrips and a unique 12-sided anti-roll design.
1996 The Solid Steel line of dumbbells and
fixed barbells expands the Iron Grip line.
1996 With the groundbreaking introduction of Urethane-encased Olympic
plates, Iron Grip again proves to be at the leading edge of fitness equipment innovation.
1997 Iron Grip's popular Urethane line grows to encompass Urethane-encased,
Solid Steel dumbbells and fixed barbells.
1998 The Iron Grip Home Line of Standard bars, plates and
accessories for home fitness is introduced.
1999 Impex Inc., a consumer fitness equipment manufacturer, is selected by Iron Grip
to distribute home fitness equipment under their "Marcy" brand name.
1999 Iron Grip unveils its new line of exclusively American-made Hard
Chrome Olympic Bars.
1999 Iron Grip implements its new Custom Engraving program for
their heavy-duty commercial line of free weight equipment.
1999 Iron Grip debuts an entirely new line of aggressively priced, feature-rich
commercial free weight equipment - IGX Strength - which includes plates,
bars and dumbbells.
2000 Iron Grip introduces the Group Strength™ line
of equipment for group fitness classes.
2000 Iron Grip introduces the Hard Chrome line of
steel products into the IGX Strength line.
2001 Iron Grip upgrades their popular Group Strength™ line
with a newly designed rack and longer chromed bar.
2003 Iron Grip, now the largest provider of commercial free weight equipment worldwide, celebrates its Ten Year
Anniversary in the commercial fitness industry.
2003 Iron Grip develops an innovative tool to guide new facility operators
through the free weight planning and purchasing process: their proprietary facility planner software,
the eWeight Planner™.
2004 Iron Grip celebrates the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Santa Ana, California.
2005 Since introducing urethane-encased free weights to the market in 1996, Iron Grip has shipped over 20,000,000 pounds of urethane products, including over 150,000 urethane dumbbells and barbells.
2006 With the recent addition of over $1.5 million in new equipment, Iron Grip completes the third phase of expansion to their state of the art manufacturing facility, now totaling over 43,000 square feet.
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