The History of Southeastern Pneumatic, Southwestern Pneumatic and Pneumatic Exports
Melvin Collins: Prior to establishing Southeastern Pneumatic Inc., Mr. Collins worked for over 20 years for a major dry bulk carrier in the southeast. During this time, he recognized a need for a business that could provide dry bulk tank trailers and blowers to handle different types of dry bulk commodities, combined with the knowledge of how to match the right equipment with specific commodities. "We're in a very specialized part of the industry," explains Melvin Collins the company's owner and president, "A lot of people who sell tank trailers don't know blowers and vice versa, and many who sell both don't know commodities...That's our expertise." Making sure all three work together correctly thereby providing cost effective solutions for our customers needs.
Melvin's vision has now grown to include three companies with seven locations that maintain authorized factory distributor contracts with major manufacturers to sell, service, and repair a variety of blowers, vacuum pumps and hydraulic systems. These major manufacturers represented have proven track records having produced premium equipment, for the dry bulk transportation industry, agriculture industry, oil and gas drilling industries, construction industry, and mobile vacuum industry. Our operations have the capabilities of performing minor and major wreck repair, along with customer requests for custom alterations. The blower shops install new and rebuilt blowers, vacuum pumps, PTO's, and drive units on customer trucks. Each blower shop has a testing area dedicated to checking each rebuilt blower under pressure to specific quality specifications before returning the equipment to the customer. All three companies maintain a complete line of parts inventory for blowers, vacuum pumps, and tank trailers.
1987
Melvin's vision started with establishing Southeastern Pneumatic, Inc. in August 1987. From the very beginning, Melvin's knowledge, ability and dedication to provide superior solutions and service to the customer was evident. Because of this ability, Southeastern Pneumatic Inc. earned the respect of the major manufacturers of equipment within the industry, leading the way for these major manufacturers to select Southeastern Pneumatic Inc., to be an authorized distributor for companies like Gardner Denver and Heil. The distinction of being recognized as the best within your industry comes out of a passion to provide your customers with sound solutions utilizing superior equipment capable of supporting the solutions. SP not only stands for Southeastern Pneumatic, it also means Solutions Provided.
1995
The vision continues: Southwestern Pneumatic, Inc was established in Kyle Texas where the principles that drove Southeastern Pneumatic were put to the test once again. And once again these principals combined with the dedication of the people and the leadership provided by Melvin and Tony Collins gave birth to another outstanding facility. Southwestern Pneumatic Inc. has continued the same principals that paved the way for Southeastern Pneumatic Inc. to be recognized as a leader in the industry. Southwestern Pneumatic Inc. has also earned the respect of the customers and major manufacturers of equipment within the industry. This respect has lead the way for major manufacturers to select Southwestern Pneumatic Inc. to also be an authorized distributor, the proof of Southwestern Pneumatics' success. Imagine for a moment how far would you travel to buy a product or to have an expensive piece of equipment repaired. Well customers come from New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas specifically to have Southwestern Pneumatic provide solutions for their requirements. Whether it is a solution for dry bulk, vacuum pumping, or hydraulic system's, Southwestern Pneumatic Inc. performs, "service is everything" is the lasting principle that keeps our customers coming back. Solutions provided by Southwestern Pneumatic provide greater profits for our customers.
1997
The vision continues: Pneumatic Exports Inc. in Miami Florida was established when Melvin recognized the same need for a business in other countries that could provide dry bulk trailers and blowers to handle different types of dry bulk commodities, combined with the knowledge of how to match the right equipment with specific commodities. Through the work and efforts of Pneumatic Exports Inc., Southeastern Pneumatic is capable of supplying knowledge and products for the pneumatic conveying industries to countries outside the United States. To date, a large component of the export business is repeat business because of the relationships that have been cultivated with our customers since establishing Pneumatic Exports Inc. Because of these successful relationships, our business has steadily expanded and increased in these market areas. When your customer is an ocean away, your solutions better be correct.
1999
The vision expands by establishing Southeastern Pneumatic, Inc. in Stoneville, North Carolina. This growth provided an extension of the Southeastern Pneumatic facility in Georgia to the customers in the Carolina's and Virginia including the associated east coast. Since 1999 the Stoneville facility has continued to develop and mature within this market area. With the support of the home facility in Georgia, Stoneville has been able to offer the same level of knowledge, products and confidence that Southeastern Pneumatic customers have come to count on and expect.
2004
Acquired Tank Trailer Specialty Inc. and incorporating them into the Southwestern Pneumatic Inc organization, serving as their facility for the Houston Texas market. Southwestern Pneumatic experienced immediately benefits through this strategic acquisition, because it expanded Southwestern Pneumatics' market resources capability through the market experience and relationships that Tank Trail Specialties brought with them into this acquisition. Through team work and support from the Kyle facility, the Houston facility has emerged as a leader in the Houston area for pneumatic conveying for dry bulk, along with vacuum applications, and hydraulic systems.
2006
Success breeds success, as a result of successfully establishing Southwestern Pneumatic facilities in the Kyle and Houston markets, Southwestern Pneumatic was enthusiastically encouraged by our manufactures and customers to look in to the north Texas market. After comprehensive and strategic consideration Melvin and Tony decided to move forward on their vision by establishing a Southwestern Pneumatic Inc. Facility in Venus Texas. Again the high standards and principals of knowledge, ability and dedication to provide superior solutions and service to the customer has established the Venus facility as leader in this market area for pneumatic conveying considerations, for dry bulk and vacuum requirements. As the market requirements increased the Venus facility has successfully expanded its capabilities to meet the needs, by providing more compressive hydraulic systems and trailer requirements. By successfully establishing the Venus facility, Southwestern Pneumatic is now better capable of providing quality solutions to our customers through out Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana.
2009
Our companies have excelled in yet another area of bulk handling equipment. We have provided our agricultural customers with a full line of agricultural trailers. Ranging from the top of the line Timpte hopper bottom trailer to Trailking live bottom trailers and more. We have the equipment to help you move more AG product, more efficiently. Like the rest of our product lines, we do not just sell AG trailers. We offer an array of OEM and aftermarket parts and accessories, including some that only we build and offer. We also do custom modifications for simplify loading and unloading as well as in-house repairs to ensure optimal uptime. Don't trust your equipment needs to just anyone. Come to the Bulk Equipment Experts for new and used trailers in addition to parts and repairs!
