| September 20, 1999, was another
notable date in Hytrol history. On this day, the Hytrol Stockyard in Jonesboro
officially opened for business. The day marked the end of one era and the
beginning of another.
In 1964, Hytrol opened the first conveyor stockyard in
history in St. Louis, Missouri, with the promise of 24 hour shipments of
stock conveyor. Although many scoffed at the idea and said it would never
work, Hytrol made good its promise.
Now, thirty-five years later, Hytrol continues to improve
its service to customers with the opening of the new Stockyard in Jonesboro,
Arkansas. This new 75,000 sq. ft. facility is physically attached to the
main Hytrol plant. Conveyor can literally be shipped from the same location
where it is manufactured!
As the Jonesboro Stockyard began its first day of business,
Sam Arfanella and Chris Paulsen, visitors from Wepco, Inc., a Hytrol distributor
located in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, toured the new facility. The
FIRST ORDER received here as well as the FIRST ORDER SHIPPED OUT, was from
Engineered Handling Systems of Memphis, Tennessee.
As we move forward, Hytrol continually looks for ways
to improve its service to each and every distributor and customer. Hytrol
still LEADS THE WAY! |
| A look inside the new
Jonesboro Stockyard shows the tremendous inventory always in
stock. |
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| The Hytrol Stockyard
team gathers to celebrate its first day of business. |
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| Arvis Connor, who has
made regular trips between St. Louis and Jonesboro for over thirty years,
waves (inset) as he leaves the St. Louis facility for the last
time. |
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