Kerr Lakeside Inc. is marking its 70th anniversary in the fastener business.

Charles L. Kerr had organized Krafline Industries Inc. in 1945 to manufacture a military fastener.  The company went dormant after WWII. In 1947, Gus LaGanke, Kerr and other associates renamed it C.L. Kerr Industries Inc.

Lakeside Machine Products was organized in 1943 by Wilber Gislason, Frank Kraisner and Louis Kraisner to operate a Browne & Sharpe automatic screw machine plant.  The two companies purchased and resold each other’s products, leading to the 1948 merger.

Kerr Lakeside remains a family run company that is now managed by the third and fourth generations.

The late Richard W. Kerr worked for Kerr Lakeside from 1949 to 2014 and led diversification from a small hand screw machine and secondary operation facility to a manufacturer of many part configurations on its now over 100 pieces of manufacturing equipment.  

Under the leadership of current president Charles Kerr II, Kerr Lakeside now manufactures socket screw products, precision turned and cold headed components in a 150,000 sq ft facility.  Kerr Lakeside offers machining and finish grinding equipment and cold forming.

Alex Kerr – representing the fourth generation of the Kerr family – is now vice president and general manager.

Kerr Lakeside employees have 1,300 years of collective experience.

Kerr Lakeside is ISO 9001:2015 certified and operates an A2LA accredited in-house laboratory.  Kerr Lakeside is located at 26841 Tungsten Rd., Euclid, OH 44132. Tel: 216 261-2100  Email: info@kerrlakeside.com  Web: KerrLakeside.com