Since opening as a modest 40-by-60 repair shop in 1947, Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. has grown into a family of companies rooted in Lititz, Pennsylvania, with nearly 300 employees. Its manufacturing arm, PBZ Manufacturing, develops parts and complete assemblies for customers worldwide while producing the CropCare and Zimmerman Equipment brands. The company also serves homeowners, farmers, contractors, and industrial customers through its related businesses.
CropCareCropCare grew from Paul B. Zimmerman’s 1947 metal shop near Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where farming experience shaped equipment made for neighboring growers. Now part of Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc., the Lancaster County company has spent decades designing and building agricultural sprayers for small- to midsize farms, with its equipment manufactured locally from start to finish.LITITZ, PA
Lancaster Parts & EquipmentFamily-owned Lancaster Parts & Equipment has supported farmers from Lancaster County since 1965, evolving from Lancaster Silo into a manufacturer and supplier of farm equipment, aftermarket parts, and repair services. The company began making its own harvesting equipment in 1991 and still builds products such as hammer mills and bale grabbers in Lancaster County, while its service team provides in-shop and field repairs across eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Its custom fabrication operation also serves agricultural, industrial, and commercial customers with one-off parts and production work.LANCASTER, PA
MacKissic IncFamily-owned MacKissic Inc. has made equipment in Pennsylvania since 1947, when Elton MacKissic began producing farm tools in his home cellar. The company has remained a U.S. manufacturer as it expanded into outdoor power equipment for homeowners, commercial landscapers, and rental operators, with a long history of supporting its machines with parts and factory assistance.PARKER FORD, PA
Pik Rite, IncBorn from a Pennsylvania farming and welding shop search for a better way to pick tomatoes, Pik Rite has made agricultural and commercial work equipment since 1986. Based in Lewisburg, the company employs nearly 100 people at two manufacturing and parts facilities, building machinery that ranges from vegetable harvesters to vacuum tanks and dump bodies. Pik Rite also fabricates custom parts in-house and sells its equipment throughout the United States and abroad.LEWISBURG, PA