For over 50 years, our family-owned business has led the industry with new and innovative tarping concepts that emphasize operator safety and convenience, product quality and durability.

1954 The company starts out as a shoe repair business. Edward Shorma opens his “Wahpeton Shoe Hospital” in the basement of a clothing store in the small Midwestern town of Wahpeton, North Dakota. Shoe repair spawns tarp repair, then new tarps, tractor seat repair, new tractor seats and repair/replacement of swather belts.

1969 The company moves to a remodeled seed and feed building and enters into the wood business. A growing demand for the wooden cleats on swather belts results in the creation of Wahpeton Canvas Company - and a whole new line of products.

1973 The company’s 49-person work force presses the limits of its downtown location. A new steel building is constructed north of town, with such luxuries as a loading dock, office space and a steel fabrication shop.

1975 In just a few years, the company has expanded to producing original equipment seats, campstools, cots and veneer-wrapped wood for interior and exterior house trim.

1980 The innovative, industry-changing Shur-Lok® Roll Tarp is born.

1992 Ed Shorma’s children purchase the truck cover division of Wahpeton Canvas Company from their father and relocate it to Yankton, South Dakota. The move allows Ed to expand the wood division in Wahpeton and positions the Yankton plant for increased growth.

1996 A name change more closely identifies the company - now Shur-Co. Marine- with its most successful product, the Shur-Lok® Roll Tarp.

1999 Shur-Co. Marine begins manufacturing boat lift canopies for the marine industry, quickly setting the standard for appearance and functionality.

2000 TruXedo® is introduced.  The TruXedo® division eventually grew to be the industry leader in the soft tonneau cover market and would be spun off as its own company, TruXedo, Inc. in 2007.

2003 Shur-Co. is chosen South Dakota Family Business of the Year. Loyal customers, a state-of-the-art facility, short lead times and quality products, plus eight nationwide locations make Shur-Co Marine the largest tarp-manufacturing company in the U.S. and all of North America.

2007 A new division, Rushmore Buildings, is introduced to the market, providing another alternative for customers looking for affordable, high-quality building solutions.

2008 Rush-Co. Marine is added to the company lineup.  Established to provide customers with a choice in the boat lift canopy cover market, Rush-Co. Marine makes available replacement covers for lifts manufactured by ShoreMaster®, FLOE, Hewitt, Newmans, Porta-Dock, RidgeLine, Lake Shore Products (LSP), DAKA and most other boat lift and frame manufacturers.

2009 A new company is named Rush-Co. in Springfield, SD, is established to accommodate the growth Shur-Co.® has experienced in Marine, Rushmore Buildings, agricultural equipment shields, wind energy components and custom engineered industrial fabric products of all kinds for industrial customers.