Bushman Equipment, a US manufacturer of below the hook handling equipment, has acquired selected assets of West Bend Equipment Company. The two companies serve similar markets, such as metal production and fabrication industries. West Bend will operate as a division of Bushman Equipment.
Bushman’s current product line includes coil lifters, upenders, sheet lifters, pallet lifters, rotating bottom blocks, tong grabs, spreader beams and C-hooks. West Bend produces hydraulic upenders, heavy duty scissor lifts, mould and die carts, coil and roll handlers, work positioners, and track drive and transfer cars.
The West Bend products will now be manufactured at Bushman’s facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.