Deister co-owner, chairman celebrates milestone anniversary

Allison Kral Published Dec 2, 2016

Irwin Deister, co-owner and chairman of Deister Machine Co., recently celebrated 65 years of service to the family-owned company.

Irwin, along with President Mark Deister, represent the family’s third generation in the company. Both serve as co-CEOs, and each owns 50 percent of the company’s shares.

Irwin is a past chairman of the Manufacturers & Services Division of the National Stone Association. He is also a life member of the board of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association.

Deister Machine Co., founded in 1912, is a manufacturer of feeding, scalping and screening equipment for the aggregate and mining industries.

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Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.