Douglas Quikut
RetailArkansas, United States51-200 Employees
Douglas Quikut operates as a division within The Scott Fetzer Company, a long-established American group that spans both retail and industrial products. The unit supplies vacuum-focused solutions for both manufacturers and consumers, producing OEM vacuum components for leading brands and a line of consumer vacuums under the ReadiVac name, including wet-dry hand vacs, 12-volt auto vacs, and stick vacuums. Based in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, the business sits within the retail sector and maintains a manufacturing footprint dedicated to vacuum products. Douglas Quikut traces its corporate roots to the early 20th century, with the Douglas division founded in 1902 as an automotive parts producer and the Quikut knife operation eventually linked to the Ginsu brand under Scott Fetzer. The Walnut Ridge facility was opened in 1972 to support growing vacuum product sales, and the Ginsu division was relocated to Walnut Ridge in 1988.