Eder Flag Manufacturing Company

The Eder Flag Manufacturing Company, based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is the largest company in America that serves as both a flag and flagpole manufacturer. The company was started by the Eder family in 1887, but did not originally produce flags.

In 2013, the company acquired the assets of Baartol Company, a flag manufacturing company based in Ohio.

In June 2015, following the events of the Charleston church shooting, the company's board of directors announced that it would no longer sell Confederate flags.

In 2016, Eder Flag Co. restructured to become an employee owned company through an employee stock ownership plan. The company had been managed through an estate since 2008, following the death its former owner, Eugene Eder.

Eder Flag Co. was the subject of a 2022 documentary distributed by National Geographic. The documentary focused on the employees of the company, a significant percentage of whom immigrated to the USA. It won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary.

References

  1. ↑ Edward McAllister (June 24, 2015). "Major U.S. flag makers to stop making Confederate flags". Reuters.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Eder Flag. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Eder Flag Co. producing millions of American flags". WKOW. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  4. ↑ Chronicle, Special to the (2008-07-03). "Eugene Eder | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle". Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  5. ↑ Staff, BizTimes (2013-12-05). "Eder Flag acquires Baartol assets". BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Eder Flag acquires assets of Ohio flagpole maker". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Eder stops manufacturing of Confederate flags". BizTimes Media Milwaukee. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Eder Flag transitions to employee ownership | BizTimes Media". BizTimes Media. 2016-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  9. ↑ The Flagmakers. Retrieved 2026-09-06 – via films.nationalgeographic.com.
  10. ↑ Carey, Matthew (2022-12-08). "In Oscar Contender 'The Flagmakers,' Immigrants And The Native-Born Stitch Together Old Glory". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  11. ↑ Krzykowski, Brett (2023-09-29). "Documentary on Oak Creek flag company takes home an Emmy". Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  12. ↑ Foran, Chris. "'Flagmakers,' Giannis-produced movie about Oak Creek's Eder Flag, wins Documentary Emmy". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-09-06.