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Ground Zero Shelters, Co. is an American made premiere Tornado Shelter Manufacturing and Installation Company. The corporate office is located in Perry, Oklahoma. For 18 years it has been a privately held company owned by Richard and Nancy Crow.

History
Ground Zero Shelters, Co. name was created by Richard Crow's original partner who sold out after the first few years. They started based out of Ponca City, Oklahoma with a single crew. After the sale Richard Crow started installing the Tornado Shelters himself. A small business quickly became popular because of service, quality, competitively priced, and testing that went into the products.

2008–2011
Crow quickly realized a majority of the business was in the major towns and moved to Perry, Oklahoma in 2008. The year of 2010 Crow decided to give back to an Oklahoman family. The company grew to a staggering 1,000 units installed per year. Other Tornado Shelter Companies took advantage of customers, Crow stepped in allowing their deposits with the other companies apply to his Shelters. .

2011-2015
In 2012 John Deere Construction did an article with Crow showing their growth of installs of 5,000 Tornado Shelters per year, and dedication to investing in quality equipment. . In the same year he released his patented Tornado Shelter designs. .

2015-2022
Richard Crow added new robotic welders, State of the art press brakes, and Fiber lasers between 2016-2021. Crow added Crownline By GZ to the product lineup to pickup manufacturing capabilities during the decrease in frequency and size of Tornadoes. .

In 2022 Crow Built a new 190,000 SQ Ft Manufacturing Facility in Perry, Oklahoma.