Private company

Merrick Machine Company

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U.S. manufacturer

Merrick Machine Company is a U.S. manufacturer based out of Alda Nebraska that produces custom automated housing machinery, The Auto Dolly, and The Auto Dolly accessory products, Merrick Originals. Merrick Machine Co was the founding business under the parent name of Triad, which now includes five other companies, all owned by the Merrick family.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1960Founded1

Merrick Machine Company is a U.S. manufacturer based out of Alda Nebraska that produces custom automated housing machinery, The Auto Dolly, and The Auto Dolly accessory products, Merrick Originals. Merrick Machine Co was the founding business under the parent name of Triad, which now includes five other companies, all owned by the Merrick family.2

Timeline

  1. 1960Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.2M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $1.2M in all. PPP loans $1.2M.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $541.6K20202021 · PPP loans: $612.3K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$612.3K$612.3K
2020$541.6K$541.6K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 3, 2020$541.6K PPP loan (first draw) from Five Points Bank4To MERRICK MACHINE COMPANY, Alda NE; $542.5K forgiven Feb 10, 2021
  2. Jan 20, 2021$612.3K PPP loan (second draw) from Five Points Bank4To MERRICK MACHINE COMPANY, Alda NE; $616.2K forgiven Sep 14, 2021