PEWAG INC.,


INDUSTRY-LEADING CHAIN MANUFACTURER, SETS UP SHOP IN PUEBLO


hen companies aim to establish relevance, they often reference the history behind their endeavor. A long, rich history suggests that whatever this outfit is doing, they must be doing it right. Especially in the crane, rigging, and heavy haul industry, a deep history suggests adaptability, solid leadership, unity, and safety.


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Such is the case with pewag Inc., the North American extension of pewag group—an Austrian-based chain manufacture with a history that elicits a double take from most folks. Tis international company’s lineage can be traced back to 1479, where historical documentation references a forging plant in Brückl, Austria. Tat’s right— over 500 years of history. Let that sink in for a moment. Now, assuming business must have gone along smoothly for three centuries in Austria, an official chain forge was ultimately founded in Kapfenberg in 1787, followed by another in Graz in 1803. Tirty years later, an iron-casting plant was established, again in Brückl, where the first snow chain in the world was eventually produced. Time proceeded—business only got better. In 1923, the Kapfenberg and Graz plants merged, and the pewag name was created. A half-century passed, and a sales company was established in Germany in 1972. Tree years later, another sales company was founded—this time in the U.S. And now the pattern materializes: mergers, acquisitions, growth, expansion. Te pewag group represents not only one of the world’s oldest chain manufacturers, but perhaps one of its most resilient, most reliable, and most successful companies. With 11 locations across Europe, and 3 in the


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U.S., which doesn’t include the many affiliates spread out around the globe, there’s a great chance that if a crane, rigging, or heavy haul company is using a traction or industrial chain, it’s likely a pewag chain.


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