In March 2021, Wayland Industries moves from their original facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin into a 22,000 square foot facility in Cudahy, Wisconsin, in order to further expand its breadth and depth of inventory. […]
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Wayland Industries opens a second distribution facility in Pico Rivera, California in January 2020, in order to expand its coverage to the West Coast, increase inventory levels, and enable quicker lead times to the 11 Western States. […]
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Kevin and Andy grew up around the PVF industry, starting work in their father’s warehouse at Smith Cooper as children. Working for their father’s company taught them valuable experience about working in the PVF industry and the key tenets to running a successful business. In 2019, Kevin and Andy founded Wayland Industries in the same […]
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After many years in the family business working for Jackson-Markus supply, Kevin and Andy’s father, Ron Kurstin, started RWK International in 1974, supplying industrial pipe valves and fittings. RWK grew to four distribution centers across the USA; however, in 1993 when the economy collapsed, RWK closed its doors. Shortly thereafter, Ron Kurstin started Smith Cooper […]
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