The combined Rotary Clubs of Lincoln recognized TMCO on October 26th at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel.TMCO (Total Manufacturing Company), a second-generation family business that specializes in contract metal manufacturing, was founded in 1974 by Roland Temme. The company is located just south of the Haymarket on Sixth & J Streets and employs over 200 people.
TMCO is a high-tech company that has created numerous Lincoln landmarks such as the iconic dome of the gazebo at Lincoln's Sunken Gardens, the sculpture in front of the International Quilt Museum and the ZOO sign at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
TMCO has been named No. 30 on the "Fab 40" list of the nation's top 40 metal fabricators for the last two years, according to the Fabricator Magazine. The company was named 2015 Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Manufacturer of the Year. TMCO received a 2019 Prosper Lincoln Step Up Award for its work on early childhood education, and in 2020 founder Roland Temme was inducted into the University of Nebraska's Business Hall of Fame.
TMCO started as a one-man shop, but through hard work and dedication to quality and innovation, every year brought new contracts with which TMCO could buy new machines, hire new employees and expand the size of its shop floor. Today, in addition to a state-of-the-art machine shop, TMCO has 300,000 square feet of production space with lasers, punches and a waterjet for cutting sheet metal and tubing, CNC benders and welders, and an automated powdercoat line.
This is the 28th year that the Lincoln Rotary Clubs has saluted a business.