Mikey P
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Some 45 years ago, long before $110,00 truckmounts and $1800 wands ever existed there was a fellow named Ray Paissen of Klamath Falls Oregon. He owned a small metal fabrication facility that had no experience in the carpet cleaning industry.
In 1972 Ray was asked by Carl Parise of Thermax Portables to manufacture a tube for his wand that accompanied the very first heated carpet extractor.
From that point on, other portable companies looked to Ray to make their wands and triggers. Blue Luster and Rug Doctor were early customers and PMF grew from simple tubes to the first all stainless steel wands and hand tools. The first rebuild-able trigger kits for carpet tools as well as the original Hide A hose were just the beginning.
While the portable and rental market make up a very large part of PMF's production, the "big boys" on the residential side of our industry help keep the shop buzzing all year long. Prochem, Sapphire, Rotovac, PowrFlite to name just a few.
I doubt there is a cleaning van in this country that does not have at least a few PMF parts on board, and if it isn't their's, the chances of it being an Asian knock off one of their designs is high.
PMF employs 50 talented and dedicated machinist/operators, assemblers and fabricators that live very well in a small, former logging town where jobs are sparse. I saw lots of smiles and a energetic hustle during my tour yesterday.
Ray's daughters and a grandchild run the business today with great enthusiasm and no plans on selling. These days, due to a few key employee's being MB junkies, they are exciting about future growth in the Internet Nerd Market share.
Look for some exciting announcements soon.
In the mean time, watch my walking tour of their facility.
In 1972 Ray was asked by Carl Parise of Thermax Portables to manufacture a tube for his wand that accompanied the very first heated carpet extractor.
From that point on, other portable companies looked to Ray to make their wands and triggers. Blue Luster and Rug Doctor were early customers and PMF grew from simple tubes to the first all stainless steel wands and hand tools. The first rebuild-able trigger kits for carpet tools as well as the original Hide A hose were just the beginning.
While the portable and rental market make up a very large part of PMF's production, the "big boys" on the residential side of our industry help keep the shop buzzing all year long. Prochem, Sapphire, Rotovac, PowrFlite to name just a few.
I doubt there is a cleaning van in this country that does not have at least a few PMF parts on board, and if it isn't their's, the chances of it being an Asian knock off one of their designs is high.
PMF employs 50 talented and dedicated machinist/operators, assemblers and fabricators that live very well in a small, former logging town where jobs are sparse. I saw lots of smiles and a energetic hustle during my tour yesterday.
Ray's daughters and a grandchild run the business today with great enthusiasm and no plans on selling. These days, due to a few key employee's being MB junkies, they are exciting about future growth in the Internet Nerd Market share.
Look for some exciting announcements soon.
In the mean time, watch my walking tour of their facility.
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