Valmont Industries
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Valmont Industries, Inc. is a large, publicly-held American manufacturer of Valley center pivot and linear irrigation equipment, windmill
support structures, lighting & traffic poles and steel utility poles.
Their corporate office, main plant and aviation department is in Omaha
. Valmont has many worldwide locations including China and Europe. The company name likely comes from a combination of the names of two nearby towns, Fremont
and Valley.
Mogens Bay was appointed Head Chairman and C.E.O. following the retirement of founder Robert Daugherty in 2004.
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
support structures, lighting & traffic poles and steel utility poles.
Their corporate office, main plant and aviation department is in Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. Valmont has many worldwide locations including China and Europe. The company name likely comes from a combination of the names of two nearby towns, Fremont
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States, near Omaha in the eastern part of the state. The population was 26,397 at the 2010 census....
and Valley.
Mogens Bay was appointed Head Chairman and C.E.O. following the retirement of founder Robert Daugherty in 2004.