manufacturing founded 1972 founder neil schmidgall headquarters morris minnesota usa key people micah zeltwanger ceo jarrod felton vp paul schmidgall vp tom zosel cfo products dry bulk handling processing and handling equipment conveyor components ship barge loaders fuel tanks fuel trailers and trucks petroleum equipment precast concrete number of employees 1 600 slogan build innovation . create opportunity . website superior ind.com superior industries inc. is an american manufacturing company headquartered in morris minnesota . the company s multiple divisions engineer manufacture service and sell dry bulk processing and handling equipment fuel delivery and storage equipment and precast concrete products . superior traces its roots back to 1917 when henry schmidgall began manufacturing concrete products in hancock minnesota . later henry s grandson neil schmidgall formed superior industries which repaired and manufactured the processing and handling equipment in the quarries that supplied hancock concrete . today superior industries is the largest employer in stevens county minnesota and one of the fastest growing private companies in the united states . 1 while more than half of its 1 600 person workforce is employed at one of three campuses in stevens county minnesota the other half are spread throughout 25 other manufacturing engineering or repair center facilities in the united states canada and brazil . contents 1 history 2 equipment division 3 components division 4 westmor division 5 trans tech division 6 hancock division 7 growth 8 references 9 external links history edit 1917 henry schmidgall moves to hancock minnesota to purchase small concrete drain tile manufacturer . 1940 henry s son forms schmidgall sand and gravel from aggregate division of hancock concrete . 1972 henry s grandson neil schmidgall founds superior machinery company after building conveyors and plants for schmidgall sand and gravel . 1972 bob and larry kleespie establish kleespie tank and petroleum equipment renamed westmor industries in 2001 . 1974 hancock manufactures state of minnesota s first ever precast box culvert . 1974 superior begins manufacturing conveyor idlers after acquiring presses and tooling from ersham manufacturing of enterprise kansas . 1997 superior applies for and is granted first ever technology patent . 1999 astec industries a publicly traded company from chattanooga tennessee acquires superior . company headquarters remain in morris . 2001 superior begins manufacturing conveyor pulleys . 2004 local investors from morris minnesota reacquire superior from astec industries . 2006 southwest satellite manufacturing facility opens in prescott valley arizona . 2008 superior acquires second largest company in morris fueling equipment manufacturer westmor industries . 2008 superior acquires processing system desin build manufacturer fesco systems of norcross georgia . fesco becomes southeast division . 2011 superior acquires precast concrete builder hancock concrete . hancock was established by grandfather of superior founder . 2011 superior acquires petroleum truck tank builder trans tech industries of brewer maine . 2012 westmor acquires determan brownie inc of fridley minnesota . the business name is changed to westmor fluid solutions . 2014 superior acquires greystone inc. of columbus nebraska . the business name is changed to superior industries . 2015 superior acquires aggregate crushing and screening manufacturer clemro western of calgary alberta . 2015 superior acquires aggregate plant manufacturer mfe manufacturing of mirimachi new brunswick . the name is changed to superior industries . 2015 superior acquires paracan group a brazilian manufcaturer of conveyor idlers and pulleys headquartered in s o paulo . 2015 superior acquires assets of flsmidth crusher manufacturing plant in pekin illinois . the name is changed to superior industries . equipment division edit superior manufactures portable and stationary processing and handling equipment for dry bulk material industries including construction aggregates mining concrete asphalt and recycle industries . the company markets its equipment globally through a network of dealers or direct sales in regions not served by a dealer . 2 products include crushing screening washing feeding and conveying equipment . equipment manufacturing locations include the home plant in morris minnesota and sattallyte plants in columbus nebraska ; prescott valley arizona ; loganville georgia ; pekin illinois ; calgary canada ; and mirimachi new brunswick . components division edit like its equipment superior s conveying components serve a variety of industries like construction aggregates and mining . components are sold through a large global distribution network . outside of distributor territories the company sells its product direct to customers . products include idlers pulleys belt cleaners and conveyor related accessories . conveyor components are manufactured in morris prescott valley and loganville . westmor division edit on may 1 2008 superior announced its acquisition of westmor industries a manufacturer and distributor of petroleum and liquid handling equipment . 3 westmor s corporate headquarters are located in morris minnesota the same minnesota community as superior s corporate offices . since the acquisition additional manufacturing and service locations have been added in columbus minnesota shawnee kansas and portage wiscosin . from the point of distribution at the fuel refinery to delivery westmor manufactures and distributes a diverse group of products used in fuel production storage delivery and dispensing . products piping and dispensing equipment for terminal applications ; bulk high capacity tanks for fuel storage ; transport trailers bobtails refined fuel trucks and aviation refuelers for delivery ; and a series of equipment and solutions for the point of dispension including infrastructure equipment and parts for the convenience store market . trans tech division edit the acquisition of brewer maine based trans tech industries was announced on september 30 2011 . like westmor trans tech manufactures cargo storage tanks but this division focuses on the petroleum and wood pellet delivery industries . the aluminum tank builder was founded in 1984 . hancock division edit on december 10 2010 superior announced it acquired hancock minnesota based hancock concrete products . founded in 1917 the company manufactures pre cast concrete pipe culverts boxes manholes and arches . 4 superior s past is closely connected to hancock concrete . before establishing itself in 1972 superior s founder and the grandson of hancock s founder neil schmidgall began manufacturing custom built conveyors gravel washing plants crushing plants for schmidgall sand and gravel which supplied aggregates for hancock . growth edit in 2007 and again in 2008 superior was named to inc. magazine s first ever list of 5000 fastest growing private companies in the united states . 5 in the spring of 2008 the private company index listed superior one of ten top growth companies in the u.s. 6 the company reports an annual growth rate of more than 15 % and currently employs more than 1 600 people . references edit http www.inc.com inc5000 list 2008 300 employees superior industries http www.morrissuntribune.com articles includes full photo.cfm id 904 http www.morrissuntribune.com event article id 23906 http www.inc.com inc5000 2008 company profile.html id 200835090 http www.pr.com press release 75135 external links edit superior industries official website westmor industries official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title superior industries & oldid 699625383 categories companies established in 1972manufacturing companies based in minnesotahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 january 2016 at 13 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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