The Heathkit Educational Systems and that is what’s left of the former Heath Company.Ģ002 – The HIG Capital Management Inc bought the bankrupt DESA back and became the owner of the Heath/Zenith Co for the 2nd timeĢ007 – The Duchossois Group Inc bought the Heath/Zenith Co from HIG and established the HeathCo LLCĢ008 – The Heathkit Company moved to Hawthorne Avenue in St. Donald Desrochers private investment corporation bought the Heathkit Company, i.e. The kit lines was discontinued and all product lines that was left was the Lighting, Security and Educational Systemsġ995 – The HIG Capital Management Inc bought the Heath Company and Packard Bell bought Zenith Data Systemsġ998 – DESA International bought the Lighting and Security business, but also the Heath Company name. Joseph, Michigan.ġ962 Daystrom was purchased by Schlumberger Limited.ġ974 – Heathkit started Heathkit Educational Systemsġ979 – Zenith Radio Company purchased Heath Company from Schlumbergerġ982 – Heath Company launched thier last amateur radio, the SS-9000, which was so complicated to build it came factory assembled.ġ983 – Heathkit Company, Benton Harbor MI 49022ġ989 – Zenith Data Systems was cquired by the French company Groupe Bull.ġ990 – The Heath Company launched it’s last PC-kits, the HS-3629 and HS-2862, a 80386 desktop and 80286 laptop.ġ991 – The Heath Company, except Zenith Data Systems, left the Hilltop Road plant and moved to a former K-mart building at Riverview Drive in Benton Harbor.ġ992 – The end of Heathkit, as the kit producer we remember it to be, was definite.
Acquired by Walter Clinninġ933 – changed to the International Aircraft Corporationġ934 – International Aircraft Corporation bankruptġ935 – Howard Anthony purchased the company and changed the name back to the Heath Aircraft Company.Īfter WWII began producing kits from war surplusġ947 – Heathkit produced the O-1 Oscilloscope kitġ954 – Anthony killed in an airplane crashġ958 a 205,000 square foot plant constructed in St.
1926 – the Heath Parasol airplane kit producedġ931 – Heath killed in airplane test flight.