Company Introduction The Cleereman family has a long history in the sawmill business. The family started out in 1889 owning and operating a sawmill business in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Later, in 1912 the Cleereman’s decided to move their sawmill operation north to an area of untouched stands of timber in Forest County, Wisconsin. Their destination was a new logging town called Newald. By the age of 15 Francis Cleereman Sr., the inventor of the Cleereman carriage, was supervising wood crews and showed a talent for solving mechanical problems. So much so that other sawmills in the area used to call on the teenage Francis Sr. to help solve some of their more perplexing millwright problems. As Francis Sr. grew up he was relied on more and more for his judgment concerning the family sawmill’s operations. When WWII came around Francis Sr. took time off to fight in Europe, and when the army no longer needed his services, he came back to Newald to work at the family business. The post-war period saw changes in the timber industry. While the war years produced a tremendous demand for lumb... Read more |
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Region | United States |
Business Type | Manufacturer , |
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Main Products | Air Setwork Carriages,Hydraulic Setwork Carriages,Linear Positioning Carriages, |
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Company | Cleereman Industries |
Contacts | Cleereman Industries |
Country/Region | United States |
Address | 5500 Pine St. Newald, WI 54511 |
TEL | 715-674-2700 |
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Web Site | http://www.cleereman.com |