Clemco Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Abrasive blasing equipment provide Clemco Industries releases retrospective article celebrating 80th anniversary.
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A Clemco blast machine sits in front of a windmill in Holland. After the creation of Hodge Clemco in England, Clemco established wholly-owned subsidiaries throughout the world. Photo Credit: Clemco Industries Corp.
Washington, Mo. based abrasive blasting equipment provider Clemco Industries Corp. is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The company has released an interesting and entertaining retrospective about the early days of Clemco based on a typewritten interview with Clemco founder Al Cleary.
From the perspective of those who lived it, you can read about the company’s history from how the company’s name was created because of a tax break to how Clemco became the world’s largest manufacturer of air powered abrasive blasting equipment.
Read the full article: https://clemcoindustries.com/history-2/
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