Westmor Industries
Westmor Industries was acquired by fellow Morris, Minnesota manufacturer, Superior Industries. Superior and its divisions have manufacturing plants in seven U.S. states with regional, national and global product groups. With just three miles separating the two manufacturing campuses, the new partnership allows the companies to share resources and strategically distribute employees.The company opened a satellite truck and trailer service center in Portage, Wisconsin. The new facilities allow the company to be closer to its out-of-state customers and more space for inventories units. That same year, Westmor reported end of year sales of $70 million with growth of a whopping 133% in just three short years!
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Water and Wastewater
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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Westmor Industries was acquired by fellow Morris, ...
Westmor Industries was acquired by fellow Morris, Minnesota manufacturer, Superior Industries. Superior and its divisions have manufacturing plants in seven U.S. states with regional, national and global product groups. With just three miles separating the two manufacturing campuses, the new partnership allows the companies to share resources and strategically distribute employees.The company opened a satellite truck and trailer service center in Portage, Wisconsin. The new facilities allow the company to be closer to its out-of-state customers and more space for inventories units. That same year, Westmor reported end of year sales of $70 million with growth of a whopping 133% in just three short years!
History
In 1972, Morris, Minnesota-based Olson Blacksmith was bought by Robert and Larry Kleespie. The brothers performed small weld jobs and repair work for agricultural and petroleum equipment. The growing business soared in the 80’s despite the economic recession. By the end of 1984, the company reported $3 million in annual sales.
After 30 years in the business, founder Bob Kleespie retired and sold the company. The company reorganized as Westmor Industries, LLC. In 2008, Westmor was acquired by Superior Industries, Inc.
Today, Westmor Industries is made up of three divisions, Truck & Trailer, Fluid Solutions and Field Service that manufacture a full line of petroleum and liquid handling parts and equipment.
In addition, Westmor provides customers with a vast array of support ranging from parts sales, product repair, convenience store construction management, and in-field services. From terminals down to end-users, Westmor offers a variety of solutions all from a single source– we call it Pipeline to Pump®.
Since 2007, annual sales tripled and the company is on its way to becoming the largest fueling equipment supplier and service provider in the United States.
Culture
At Westmor Industries, our core values are the guiding principles behind the decisions our employees make every day. They do not change from situation to situation. Instead, our principles are the rock-solid foundation of our business and a road map to employee success.
In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins explains what he calls the “Hedgehog Concept,” businesses committing to doing one thing and doing it well. Collins uses the parable of a clever, devious fox and a simple hedgehog.
The fox keeps coming up with new ideas to eat the hedgehog, but the hedgehog defeats him by doing one trick: rolling into a thorny ball. Who wins…every time? Like the hedgehog, Westmor developed simple, strategic concepts that we pursue with relentless consistency.