Fellers Fixtures, Inc., a food service equipment & supply company, was founded in 1945 by Howard and Phyllis Fellers in downtown Springfield on Boonville Avenue. Starting as a small operation reconditioning furniture and small appliances, it didn't take long for Howard to realize that reconditioning restaurant equipment could be a much more profitable venture. In 1973, their son Carl Fellers took over the business, Fellers Fixtures had grown into a company that not only specialized in used restaurant equipment, but new products as well. By 1985, Carl realized that they had outgrown the Boonville location and it was time to move to the current location at 2140 W. Grand.