Founded in Wilmington in 1954 as Master-Port Feed Mills, D&E Equipment designs, fabricates and installs grain storage and material-handling systems for agricultural operations. The company has served Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and West Virginia for nearly 70 years, pairing CAD-based project planning with its own millwright, bin-erection and electrical crews. D&E also supports the equipment it sells with factory-trained service personnel, an extensive parts inventory and in-house repairs.
LCDM CorporationBuilt on four decades of experience rooted in agricultural millwright work, LCDM Corporation designs and manufactures grain-flow equipment and custom material-handling systems. Its in-house SolidWorks design team takes projects from consultation through fabrication and final inspection, adapting equipment to the realities of each farm, mill or processing facility. LCDM is proudly employee owned and serves customers from locations in Missouri and Pennsylvania.DILLSBURG, PA
Material Handling Equipment Sales, IncSince 1998, Material Handling Equipment Sales has designed and distributed bulk material-handling equipment, tailoring grain and industrial systems to each customer’s layout rather than a manufacturer’s standard package. Based in Delaware, Ohio, the company guides projects from layout and equipment selection through installation coordination and replacement parts, drawing on more than 30 years of industry experience. Its work has included rebuilding a storm-damaged elevator and managing the equipment and design for the expansion of the John Marion Britton elevator.PIGEON, MI
Sweet Material HandlingSince W. Dean Sweet founded the company in 1955, Sweet Material Handling has built bulk material handling equipment for agricultural and industrial operations, including systems fabricated in the United States at its Springfield, Ohio facility. Still family-owned and operated, the company is known for galvanized U.S. prime steel equipment designed for long service and minimal maintenance. Sweet equipment now serves customers in more than 55 countries across six continents.SPRINGFIELD, OH
GroffJuliusFounded by three industry experts, York, Pennsylvania-based GroffJulius provides turnkey design-build general contracting for agricultural and food-processing capital projects across the Mid-Atlantic. The company is particularly experienced in commercial grain storage and handling, taking projects from facility modeling and engineering through construction, equipment integration, and commissioning. Its completed work includes Pennsylvania’s largest grain bin and a soybean-processing dryer upgrade in Newchester.