1955 founder paul zimmerer and sons headquarters omaha nebraska united states key people michael n. christodolou chairman richard w. parod president ceo products center pivot irrigation tubing railroad signal infrastructure moveable barrier systems crash cushions services contract manufacturing revenue 478 900 000 1 2011 operating income 56 600 000 2 2011 net income 36 800 000 3 2011 total assets 381 144 000 4 2011 parent lindsay corporation divisions irrigation infrastructure subsidiaries barrier systems inc. snoline watertronics website lindsay corporation lindsay corporation nyse lnn formerly known as lindsay manufacturing co. is a manufacturer of zimmatic brand center pivot irrigation systems based in the u.s. state of nebraska . it also manufactures farm and construction machinery as well as road and railroad infrastructure equipment . the company states that it has a market capitalization of 547 584 000 . 5 at august 31 2008 the company had 1 239 employees . 6 the company was founded in 1955 in lindsay nebraska . corporate headquarters are in omaha . in 1992 gary parker of lindsay manufacturing co. was named to the national agri marketing association agribusiness leader of the year honor roll . 7 parker had started working at lindsay manufacturing in 1971 and went on to become the president in 1984 and the ceo in 1989 . he retired from the position of ceo in 2000 at the age of 54 . 8 on october 21 1997 the company s shares began to be traded on the new york stock exchange . 9 10 the company s shares form part of the palisades water index s us water index . 11 in 2002 howard g. buffett was elected chairman of lindsay manufacturing . he had been a director of the company since 1995 . 12 since january 21 2003 the company s chairman has been michael n. christodolou . in 2004 the company s african unit acquired stettyn a manufacturer of center pivots based in bloemfontein south africa . 13 in june 2006 lindsay acquired barrier systems inc. 14 which was founded in 1985 and developed the quickchange moveable barrier qmb which helps control and manage traffic by adding lanes to a roadway during periods of heavy traffic and then removing the added lanes when the traffic influx is reversed . on january 25 2008 the outstanding shares of stock of watertronics inc based in hartland wis. were purchased by lindsay . watertronics is a leader in designing manufacturing and servicing water pumping stations and controls for the golf landscape and municipal markets . 15 references edit http www.b2i.us profiles investor newspdf.asp b 1278 & id 47986 & m rl http www.b2i.us profiles investor newspdf.asp b 1278 & id 47986 & m rl http www.b2i.us profiles investor newspdf.asp b 1278 & id 47986 & m rl http www.b2i.us profiles investor newspdf.asp b 1278 & id 47986 & m rl company profile . lindsay corporation . retrieved 13 january 2010 . 2008 annual report . lindsay corporation . access date requires url help national agri marketing association agribusiness leader of the year honor roll . . agri marketing . may 1 2003 . retrieved 13 january 2010 . flyr michelle december 2 1999 . lindsay s parker announces retirement . columbus telegram . retrieved december 10 2015 . lindsay corporation . new york stock exchange . retrieved 13 january 2010 . lindsay manufacturing to commence trading on the new york stock exchange . press release . lindsay manufacturing co. october 20 1997 . retrieved 13 january 2010 . palisades water index zwi . nyse amex . retrieved 13 january 2010 . lindsay manufacturing names chairman . the wall street journal . february 5 2002 . retrieved 13 january 2010 . lindsay manufacturing co. global business notes lindsay manufacturing africa pty ltd has acquired stettyn brief article . diesel progress north american edition . july 1 2004 . retrieved 12 january 2010 . http www.lindsay.com divisions infrastructure barriersystems http www.lindsay.com downloads watertronics.pdf external links edit lindsay corporation coordinates 41 16 47 n 96 05 09 w 41.279655 n 96.085761 w 41.279655 ; 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