Building Well, Serving Better     
Betts Spring Company is a sixth generation, family owned business that began its tradition of service and excellence in 1868.
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Company History


Betts Employees with William Michael Betts I 
William Michael Betts I (top left)
with early employees

Original Betts Building
The original Betts building was located
in San Francisco, California

In The Beginning...

Betts Spring Company is a sixth generation, family owned business that began its tradition of service and excellence in 1868. William Michael Betts I, a talented English steel craftsman sailed to the United States in 1860 in search of new opportunities. The country was divided by civil war — but he was not deterred from his quest to pioneer spring manufacturing west of the Mississippi. After the war subsided he set sail again, around South America to make port in the bustling city of San Francisco. There he would open his own shop making springs for carriages, streetcars and wagons of every kind. It didn't take long before Betts Spring Company became a well-known and respected business. William Michael Betts built a reputation for quality springs through his policy of "Building Well and Serving Better".

Today, Betts Spring Company is still owned and operated by the Betts family who continue William Michael Betts traditions of excellence. Betts Spring Company is well known around the world for its innovative products, quality manufacturing and on time delivery. The company serves a multitude of industries through three divisions - Spring Manufacturing, Truck Parts and Service and Vehicle Component Manufacturing.