JADLER INDUSTRIES
by Rennay Craats
Small Business Delivers Big Results
Back row – Kolton Dixon, Karl Halvorsen, Curtis Reynolds, Dakota Boyer and Gary Copeland. Front row – Levi Braithwaite, Ronan Harrington, Sherry Bonn, Nathan Pozyluzny, Vernon Victoor, Michelle deVries and Brad Smith. Photo by Riverwood Photography
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fter 40 years in business, it’s clear Jadler Industries holds the secrets of maintaining a successful company. The current ownership team took the reins in 2018 and has built on Jadler’s foundation to finetune the business and make it more resilient, more collaborative and even more successful. John and Carol Sadler started the liquid process equipment company in 1981 and grew the business until 2003 when they sold to Greg and Katie Fisher. The Fishers expanded Jadler’s product lines and began to serve industries outside the food and beverage market such as oil and gas, agriculture, construction and water treatment. Jadler evolved from predominantly serving the food and beverage sector to providing quality process equipment whatever the liquid. “They focused on equipment and instrumentation that could be used in any sort of liquid processing – any process that had liquid being pumped, measured or analyzed by sensors,” says Brad Smith, president of Jadler Industries. For 15 years, the Fishers established a reputation for superior products and service, and they wanted to ensure that continued after they
Curtis Reynolds, Michelle deVries, Kolton Dixon and Vernon Victoor. Photo by Riverwood Photography
retired. Sherry Bonn and Levi Braithwaite, who had proven themselves as key experienced employees at Jadler, were interested in buying the owners out. They just needed another piece to complete the leadership triad and the Fishers’ son-in-law, Brad Smith, was the perfect addition. The result was a seamless ownership transition that created a collaborative team to carry Jadler into the future.
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