over 37 YEARS OF CONSISTENT GROWTH, SPEARHEADING INNOVATIVE AIR SYSTEMs.
CLEANING OUR EARTH'S AIR AND MAXIMIZING ITS RESOURCES.
Western Pneumatics was founded in 1982 in Eugene, Oregon by Bruce Livesay, Rick Sanders and Rick Nicol. Bob Marshall became a partner in the installation group in 1989 and a full partner to Western Pneumatics in 2002. Bruce and Bob remain as owners currently.
Western provides wood handling solutions for the wood products industry primarily in North America and overseas. Engineering, fabrication and installation groups allow our customers to look to WP for a turn-key relationship. Currently WP has offices in Eugene, Oregon and Ruston, Louisiana with 280,000 SF of total manufacturing space.
Diversification of our product offering has been a constant since Western Pneumatics birth. We offer material handling systems for wood products, environmental, biomass, agricultural and minerals. We design, build, and install finger jointer systems for molding and millwork and engineered wood plants.
WP has exceptional employees that have been committed to WP and the environment since its birth. This is showcased on our high quality product, service to our customers and passion for creating and building new products.
Western provides wood handling solutions for the wood products industry primarily in North America and overseas. Engineering, fabrication and installation groups allow our customers to look to WP for a turn-key relationship. Currently WP has offices in Eugene, Oregon and Ruston, Louisiana with 280,000 SF of total manufacturing space.
Diversification of our product offering has been a constant since Western Pneumatics birth. We offer material handling systems for wood products, environmental, biomass, agricultural and minerals. We design, build, and install finger jointer systems for molding and millwork and engineered wood plants.
WP has exceptional employees that have been committed to WP and the environment since its birth. This is showcased on our high quality product, service to our customers and passion for creating and building new products.
From Then to now.
- First order for a truck bin, May 1982.
- Moved into first shop in Glenwood, Oregon in July 1982.
- Outgrew Glenwood location and moved to current Eugene location in 1984.
- Began development of Finger Jointer product line in 1986
- WP grew with the relationships of LP, Willamette Industries, and Sierra Pacific and their expansions in the industry.
- Beginning developments of the finger jointer for Chile in 1986, first three finger jointers shipped to Chile in 1988.
- Created WP-South in Ruston in 1989 and sold it in 1994.
- Began fabricating and installing environmental "Clean Air" systems in 1989.
- Created CE-Western engineering in 1991. Later sold to employees in 1997.
- Operated environmental group focused on "Clean Air" from 2003-2005.
- Built and installed dryer systems for Georgia Pellet Plant in 2010.
- Acquired a Louisiana Company, along with its manufacturing facility, in May 2012 in a strategic move to better serve our national customers.
- Large investment in manufacturing equipment and centralized installation in Ruston in 2013.
- First C.L.T. orders for finger jointing and pneumatics, 2017.
WESTERN PNEUMATICS, INC.
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