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When was the company founded?
Behlen Manufacturing was founded in 1936 in Walter D. Behlen’s garage. Walt’s brothers, Gib and Mike, joined Walt and their father, Fred, in 1945. The company was sold to Wickes Corp. in 1969. Tony “TR” Raimondo, Bob Theilen, Dick Casey and Steve McGill led a management buyout in 1984.
Current top executives:
Tony Raimondo, chairman; Phil Raimondo, president, chief executive officer.
Product and/or services:
Initially, steel top caps for work shoes and clamps for wooden egg crates. In 1950, production began on grain bins, dryers and self-framing building systems.
Headquarters:
Columbus, Neb.
Employees:
925 total of all locations
Brands:
Behlen Building Systems, Behlen Country, Behlen Grain Systems, Behlen Joiner, Behlen Transportation Co., Behlen Custom Fabrication, Behlen Technology and Manufacturing, Hilton International Industries.
Largest export countries:
Canada, Mexico and Ukraine
Locations:
Columbus, Neb., Baker City, Ore., Omaha, Neb.; McGregor, Texas; Sarasota, Fla., and Boise, Idaho
Website:
www.behlenmfg.com
Telephone:
402-564-3111
Mailing/physical address:
4025 E. 23rd Street, Columbus, NE 68601
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Travis Lesiak, who has been a Behlen Mfg. Co. employee for a little more than three years, preps the etched part number on a pole enforcer so it can go to the next step to get formed and then galvanized on a January afternoon at the company’s Columbus plant.
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