Since 1949 Flagler Corp. has been making sheet metal forming machinery. The business was established by Roy G. Flagler, who headed the company until his death in 1969. In the mid-1970s, son Harley J. Flagler became president and general manager; previous to that he had been head of engineering. The third generation, Frank Flagler and Harley Flagler, Jr., are both active in the business as well.