The company was formed in 1965 by Delbert "Bus" Brown and its production facility is located in Woodbine, Iowa.

After inventing what was then one of the first trenching machines, Brown Manufacturing Company was sold to Omaha Steel Works.

Three years later, Brown founded Woodbine Manufacturing Company and launched the Tommy Gate brand.

[3] The Woodbine manufacturing facility was initially built in 1965 to occupy 70,000 square feet of production space.

Tommy Gate focuses on durability, reliability, and ease of use, with options for customization like remote controls and platform extensions.