Kansas City, MO – With Independence Day and the United States’ 250th anniversary just a year away, one Missouri company is stitching its way into history. 

Allied Materials, based in Kansas City, has been manufacturing since 1951. The company now builds about 1,000 flags per day, with many destined for military funerals, government buildings and patriotic front porches nationwide.

“This is kind of our Christmas,” said Tyler Young, president of Allied Materials. “We start preparing months in advance, building extra inventory because we know this is the weekend Americans will show their patriotism most fervently.”

“When other suppliers were hit by tariffs, we weren’t,” he said. “It was actually kind of fun to call our customers and say, ‘Today you’re getting a call from an American manufacturer who makes American-made products with American raw materials.’”

The red and white stripes of an American flag are expertly sewn together at Allied Materials. (Olivianna Calmes)

Allied’s flags range in size from two feet by three feet up to ten by fifteen, and each one meets federal standards for stitching, star size and durability — whether it’s headed to a front yard or the steps of the Capitol.

“A flag isn’t just a product,” Young said. “It’s a symbol of our nation’s history — and of everyone who’s been part of the fabric of this country.”

All images and information were captured during a site visit to Allied Materials, a flag manufacturing facility based in Kansas City, Missouri.