llc type private industry designing and manufacturing founder charles h. beckman headquarters red wing minnesota products footwear website www.redwingshoes.com red wing shoes red wing shoe company llc is an american footwear company based in red wing minnesota that was founded by charles h. beckman in 1905 . 1 within 10 years of its inception red wing shoes was producing more than 200 000 pairs of boots per year and was the primary company manufacturing footwear for american soldiers fighting in world war i. red wing shoes continued its tradition of producing footwear for wartime use by manufacturing boots for american soldiers during world war ii . contents 1 products 2 manufacturing 3 references 4 external links products edit though red wing shoes is known primarily for their leather boots intended for heavy work in recent years the company has expanded its line up to include athletic styled work shoes and footwear designed for specific job applications such as slip resistant shoes designed for the service industry and boots ideal for the mining industry that utilize a metatarsal guard . the company produces oxfords chukkas hiking boots and logger styles as well as 6 inch and 8 inch work boots . while the core of red wing s focus is on work boots in 2008 red wing shoes added a heritage catalog and also has experimented with more fashion oriented shoes . 2 manufacturing edit boots being made at a red wing shoes factory in the u.s. the red wing shoe brand is primarily handmade in the usa with american materials at the company s plants in potosi missouri and a plant in red wing minnesota . in addition to manufacturing footwear under their own name red wing shoes also manufactures shoes under the irish setter boots vasque carhartt discontinued in 2011 and worx brands . these non red wing brands include a majority of models manufactured in the people s republic of china . there are six sources of manufacture completely made in the usa made in the usa with imported materials assembled in the usa with imported components made in china made in korea and made in vietnam . 3 in order to comply with astm f 2413 11 and m i 75 c 75 standards for impact and compression red wing shoes manufactures many of their styles with steel non metallic and aluminum safety toes and offers puncture resistant options that meet the astm f 2413 11 standard . red wing shoes also produces footwear that is static dissipative in order to control the amount of electrical discharge from the body and electrical hazard in order to provide extra protection from accidental contact with electrically energized objects . in 2014 in its first ever recall red wing shoes was forced to recall over 114 000 pairs of steel toe boots due to defective toe caps that could fail to protect wearers feet . 4 references edit manning john november 3 1997 . red wing shoes is a family affair . minneapolis st. paul business journal . at their feet crafted by hand the new york times april 20 2011 red wing country of origin red wing home page november 3 2014 red wing recalls steel toe work boots tools of the trade january 2 2014 marvy patrice avon and vrooman nicholas curchin heart and sole a story of the red wing shoe company 1986 a pictorial history of red wing shoe company s first 100 years red wing republican eagle press 2005 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to red wing shoes . red wing shoes red wing heritage videos of red wing shoes manufacturing cc by retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title red wing shoes & oldid 720893507 categories shoe companies of the united statescompanies based in minnesotared wing minnesotahidden categories commons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschkiswahili edit links this page was last modified on 18 may 2016 at 16 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view