WHEELER

With an eye on the future, Wheeler's mission is "to provide quality building materials and related services which serve both private and public infrastructures."... In 1892, William Walter Wheeler, a bridge plank salesman for a New England company, was assigned to the Midwest where, noting ample opportunity to build a good future, he formed the Wheeler Lumber Company in Des Moines, Iowa. By 1914, the company became the Wheeler Lumber Bridge and Supply Company. Percy E. Hoak signed on as a salesman in 1917, and when Wheeler died in 1927, Hoak purchased about 70% of the company stock. Warren M. Wells owned the balance... To follow the demand for recreation bridges, Wheeler began production of prefabricated steel bridges. A plant was added at the existing facility in Shakopee in 1998. Marketed nationwide along with treated timber bridges, the steel division has grown to become a significant part of Wheeler.

Also known as: Wheeler Lumber, LLC

Primary location: Des Moines United States