Magazine cover features welding company
March 29th, 2008, 6:02 pm · Post a Comment · posted by dbrannan
Werts Welding, 400 Old St. Louis Road in Wood River, appeared on the February 2008 cover issue of Bulk Transporter magazine, quite an accomplishment for that type of business.
Werts was featured after marking its 50th anniversary celebration in November.
Dwight Werts, president of the company, said it was a tremendous honor to be featured in the magazine.
“This magazine has been around for years,” he said. “I can remember the companies they wrote about and now I am in there. This made me feel proud about what my family has accomplished.”
Werts said he enjoyed the 50th anniversary event on Nov. 15 at the Wood River facility.
“It was a great day,” he said. “I literally had people from Maine to California here and
everywhere between. We had vendors, suppliers, customers and friends from all over the country. We received a lot of nice plaques and gifts, but we didn’t have it for that.”
During the anniversary event, Dwight said the entire 3-acre parking lot of the business was full.
“It was kind of like a wedding where you try to talk to everybody,” he said. “I was overwhelmed at the response. People came from all over the country. A lot of my mom and dad’s friends came.”
Robert and Verna Werts, Dwight’s parents, started the business 50 years ago. He said he thought about them every minute of the 50th anniversary celebration.
“One of my suppliers had a big banner with a portrait of them in the middle,” he said. “We still have the banner hanging in the facility.”
Dwight Werts said he grew up in the business and actually started sweeping the floors and holding wrenches for his dad. The company has locations in Des Moines, Iowa; San Antonio, Texas; Birmingham, Ala.; Tampa, Atlanta and Wood River.
- Dan Brannan
