There are creative minds that put words to page, paint to canvas and music to a recording. Then there is a mind like Steve Nunnikhoven's, which can come up with unique products in a manufacturer's setting.
Nunnikhoven has been away from the business he created for nearly 16 years. Since 1996, he spent time sailing great waters with his wife,Diagnosing and Preventing coldsores Fever in the body can often trigger the onset of a cold sore. Marika, beating cancer and eventually going to work for someone else. Now he's back.
On July 19, 2011,Choose from our large selection of cableties, he bought back his former Mediapolis company from the bank and is in the process of creating new products.
"I've always been able to do a lot of things," said Steve.Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete?
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The new business incarnation is Nunnikhoven Art Stone as Steve and Marika have come out with a new line of cast stone products geared to the motorcycle industry. The idea fit into the existing business, Nunnikhoven Mold Co., but its roots went clear back to Steve's childhood.
Both Steve and Marika grew up in Burlington. Yet the theme for the new product line could be attributed to Steve's early connection to motorcycles.
"As a kid I just refused to go to school unless my older brother took me on his Harley," said Nunnikhoven.
Joe Nunnikhoven was 17 years old, and owned a 250 Harley-Davidson, when he gave his younger brother rides to kindergarten.
Steve wound up making his own motorcycle at age 14 with the help of a local welder and the magazine, Popular Mechanics.
Nunnikhoven's knack for making things extended into many businesses where he made aluminum boats and wood stoves. In 1982, Steve constructed a truck powered by wood and drove it from Los Angeles to New York City. He used technology originally developed by the Germans in World War II to develop the truck.
Twenty-eight years ago, Steve launched Nunnikhoven Fiberglass and Metal in Mediapolis. Nunnikhoven Mold Co. became another avenue of Steve's creative process, which made benches, stepping stones, bird baths and ornamental pieces. The company was quite prosperous with 30 employees and three trucks making deliveries. The couple wound up selling the business in 1996 to four employees, and for all intents and purposes - the Nunnikhovens were retired.
The couple sailed the great waterways of the U.S., completing The Great Loop, which entailed navigating the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes and other rivers. Over the years, the Nunnikhovens estimated they put 20,000 miles on the sailboat, including eight trips to the Bahamas for stays of two to three months at a time.
Eventually, Steve ran into Don Schmidgall six years ago, and went to work for him as a consultant at Hawkeye Concrete Products Co. in Mediapolis. Nunnikhoven still works at the company as the manager of the spacer division.
When the economy turned sour in 2008, so did the fortunes for Nunnikhoven's former business, which had been renamed Advantage Plus by the owners. The opportunity came along for the Nunnikhovens to buy the business back in 2011, but in the process he felt the need for new directions.
"We are going to have to reinvent the company," Steve said. "We needed to diversify. We were looking for industries where people had money to spend."
The couple's explorations took them to Bike Week in Daytona, Fla., to eye what products were available in catering to motorcycle riders.
"We wanted to see what was there first," Marika said.
Steve came up with the idea of incorporating motorcycle parts and art to cast stone pieces the company was used to manufacturing. The first piece was a cast stone bench where the legs were v-twin engines and the top included a flying eagle and the words, "Live to Ride ... Ride to Live." The piece requires separate molds for the legs and the bench top.
"Motorcycle riders have kind of connected to the American eagle,Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings?" Steve said.
The new line also includes a solo motorcycle seat in cast stone, where a v-twin engine serves as the pedestal. The products also include a decorative flying eagle and phone pals where a cell phone can sit between two small handlebars or on a small v-twin engine.
Nunnikhoven has been away from the business he created for nearly 16 years. Since 1996, he spent time sailing great waters with his wife,Diagnosing and Preventing coldsores Fever in the body can often trigger the onset of a cold sore. Marika, beating cancer and eventually going to work for someone else. Now he's back.
On July 19, 2011,Choose from our large selection of cableties, he bought back his former Mediapolis company from the bank and is in the process of creating new products.
"I've always been able to do a lot of things," said Steve.Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete?
"He's an inventor to the core," Marika added.Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia.
The new business incarnation is Nunnikhoven Art Stone as Steve and Marika have come out with a new line of cast stone products geared to the motorcycle industry. The idea fit into the existing business, Nunnikhoven Mold Co., but its roots went clear back to Steve's childhood.
Both Steve and Marika grew up in Burlington. Yet the theme for the new product line could be attributed to Steve's early connection to motorcycles.
"As a kid I just refused to go to school unless my older brother took me on his Harley," said Nunnikhoven.
Joe Nunnikhoven was 17 years old, and owned a 250 Harley-Davidson, when he gave his younger brother rides to kindergarten.
Steve wound up making his own motorcycle at age 14 with the help of a local welder and the magazine, Popular Mechanics.
Nunnikhoven's knack for making things extended into many businesses where he made aluminum boats and wood stoves. In 1982, Steve constructed a truck powered by wood and drove it from Los Angeles to New York City. He used technology originally developed by the Germans in World War II to develop the truck.
Twenty-eight years ago, Steve launched Nunnikhoven Fiberglass and Metal in Mediapolis. Nunnikhoven Mold Co. became another avenue of Steve's creative process, which made benches, stepping stones, bird baths and ornamental pieces. The company was quite prosperous with 30 employees and three trucks making deliveries. The couple wound up selling the business in 1996 to four employees, and for all intents and purposes - the Nunnikhovens were retired.
The couple sailed the great waterways of the U.S., completing The Great Loop, which entailed navigating the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes and other rivers. Over the years, the Nunnikhovens estimated they put 20,000 miles on the sailboat, including eight trips to the Bahamas for stays of two to three months at a time.
Eventually, Steve ran into Don Schmidgall six years ago, and went to work for him as a consultant at Hawkeye Concrete Products Co. in Mediapolis. Nunnikhoven still works at the company as the manager of the spacer division.
When the economy turned sour in 2008, so did the fortunes for Nunnikhoven's former business, which had been renamed Advantage Plus by the owners. The opportunity came along for the Nunnikhovens to buy the business back in 2011, but in the process he felt the need for new directions.
"We are going to have to reinvent the company," Steve said. "We needed to diversify. We were looking for industries where people had money to spend."
The couple's explorations took them to Bike Week in Daytona, Fla., to eye what products were available in catering to motorcycle riders.
"We wanted to see what was there first," Marika said.
Steve came up with the idea of incorporating motorcycle parts and art to cast stone pieces the company was used to manufacturing. The first piece was a cast stone bench where the legs were v-twin engines and the top included a flying eagle and the words, "Live to Ride ... Ride to Live." The piece requires separate molds for the legs and the bench top.
"Motorcycle riders have kind of connected to the American eagle,Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings?" Steve said.
The new line also includes a solo motorcycle seat in cast stone, where a v-twin engine serves as the pedestal. The products also include a decorative flying eagle and phone pals where a cell phone can sit between two small handlebars or on a small v-twin engine.
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