Connor Sports, a Gerflor company with its production mill based in Amasa, Michigan, celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2022, including sesquicentennial activities and events to pay tribute to its employees, customers, dealer community, and supply partners.
Formed originally in Wisconsin in 1872 by the Connor family, the company began as a furniture manufacturer. It later produced other lumber-based products, including toys. Fast forward to the turn of the century and beyond, and the company’s proud heritage of producing high-quality hardwood basketball courts pre-dates the origin of the sport. Connor Sports manufactures courts, gymnasium floors, and dance studios at its production mill located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in remote Amasa, Michigan, population 300, from the raw material of northern hard maple sourced from sustainably harvested forests located primarily in Michigan.