Pettibone LLC, headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, is the parent of many independent operating companies which produce a wide array of equipment and products. The independent business concept fosters entrepreneurship and growth. It is consistent with our philosophy of developing a close customer contact to provide prompt, responsive service and to meet our customer's changing needs.

Equipment and products are marketed domestically through a direct sales force, manufacturer's representatives and an established network of independent dealers. Internationally, Pettibone sells in more than 60 countries through an independent distributor network, company sales representatives, licensees and agents.

Pettibone has evolved into five operational groups of core business which are profit and cash-flow generators with a lean, experienced management team at the corporate level, group level and each of the operating units. Most of the companies in these groups are leading suppliers in their respective industries, some produce premium products and provide outstanding services, and others are known as technological pioneers. The Company is diverse, but each group and unit has a solid management base, product/market niches and efficient manufacturing capabilities.


Company Portfolio

Barko Hydraulics LLC
Barko Hydraulics, headquartered in Superior, Wisconsin, manufactures and markets a broad line of equipment for the forestry, scrap, construction and industrial markets. As one of the first materials loader manufacturers, Barko Hydraulics LLC has been an originator in serving the needs of its customers for over 50 years. Many of Barko’s innovations have become industry standards.
Website: www.barko.com
Bartell Machinery Systems LLC
Bartell Machinery Systems LLC, headquartered in Rome, New York, is a world-class custom equipment manufacturer for the tire and wire and cable industries. Bartell has evolved into a multinational corporation with additional offices in Beijing, Toronto, and Telford (England).
Website: www.bartellmachinery.com
Davies Molding LLC
Davies Molding LLC, headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois, continues its 80-year tradition as a leading supplier of standard and custom plastic parts. The company has an extensive range of tools and molds that gives its customers the widest selection of styles and mountings available. With over 400 products and 9,000 variations in size, shape, color and molded-in metal inserts, Davies supplies top-quality parts engineered to meet virtually any requirement.
Website: www.daviesmolding.com
Effikal LLC
Effikal LLC, headquartered in Orion, Michigan, is a leading manufacturer of vent and flue dampers in the HVAC (heating, venting and air conditioning) industry. Effikal’s product lines include electronic vent, flue and other specialty dampers for the commercial and residential markets. Effikal mainly distributes these engineered products to leading water-heater and boiler companies known as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Website: www.effikal.com
Field Controls LLC
Field Controls LLC, headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina, specializes in products for the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry, including venting, air purification, draft control and combustion air.
Website: www.fieldcontrols.com
Flue Sentinel LLC
Flue Sentinel LLC, headquartered in Orion, Michigan, specializes in electronic fireplace dampers. The innovative damper design offers a smart solution to issues surrounding international and regional open-damper building-code mandates.
Website: www.fluesentinel.com
NEO Industries LLC
NEO Industries LLC, headquartered in Weirton, West Virginia, is a leading provider of wear-resistant surface treatments for industrial applications. These treatments include chrome plating work rolls, electro-discharge texturing, nickel and copper plating, mechanical plating, and grinding and polishing. Five domestic and international plants provide these services.
Website: www.neoindustriesllc.com
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC, headquartered in Baraga, Michigan, is a manufacturer of versatile material-handling equipment for construction, forestry, steel, pipeline and railroad industries. Pettibone designed and manufactured the first telehandler in 1972 and has continued to lead the category since then.
Website: www.gopettibone.com
Rior-Rioned BV
Rior-Rioned BV, headquartered in Tilburg, The Netherlands, is Europe’s leading manufacturer of electro-mechanical and high-pressure water jet equipment for cleaning drains and sewers. Together, Pettibone companies Spartan® and Rioned® offer the world’s most complete range of equipment for drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, suction, and pipe replacement. The state-of-the-art design of their products stresses performance, durability and safety.
Website: www.rioned.com
RMS Equipment Company
RMS Equipment Company, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is a leading designer and manufacturer of process machinery for the tire and rubber industries. The company’s experienced staff design and manufacture rubber extrusion equipment, tire-building equipment and other special-purpose machinery. RMS also develops innovative machinery that is designed to meet individual customer requirements for accuracy, quality and productivity.
Website: www.rms-ca.com
Sarclad Limited
Sarclad Limited, headquartered in Chesterfield, England, is a designer and capital equipment manufacturer of technology based products to the global steel industry. Prominent market positions include equipment for the inspection of mill rolls, machines for the surface texturing of mill rolls, and strand condition monitoring equipment for the automatic measurement of continuous coating machines. Sarclad also has an office in the United States.
Website: www.sarclad.com
Spartan Tool LLC
Spartan Tool LLC, headquartered in Mendota, Illinois, is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of electro-mechanical and high-pressure water jet equipment for cleaning drains and sewers. Together, Pettibone companies Spartan® and Rioned® offer the world’s most complete range of equipment for drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, suction, and pipe replacement. The state-of-the-art design of their products stresses performance, durability and safety.
Website: www.spartantool.com
The Steelastic Company LLC
The Steelastic Company LLC, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, designs and manufactures systems that automatically produce reinforced steel belts and fabrics on pneumatic rubber tires for all types of automotive vehicles. These systems produce bias breaker belts and all steel radial carcass plies for both car and truck tire markets. Over 600 of these systems are in operation daily in 54 countries around the world, producing quality tire components.
Website: www.steelastic.com
Stenograph LLC
Established in 1938, Stenograph LLC, headquartered in Mount Prospect, Illinois serves the court reporting industry. Stenograph has a rich history of talented individuals who have maintained the company as the leading producer of quality shorthand machines, innovative computer-aided transcription (CAT) software and other services for the court-reporting industry.
Website: www.stenograph.com
Tiffin Parts LLC
Tiffin Parts LLC, headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio, markets high-quality replacement parts for equipment used in the construction and timber-harvesting industries. The company provides refurbishing services for aged cranes and other equipment, transforming them into “like new” machines.
Website: www.tiffinparts.com
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