Celebrating 45 Years

When Ben and Kathy Puck started pumping manure back in 1979, they never imagined how far it would take their family and the community. On July 12th, 2024 Puck Enterprises celebrated 45 years in business with staff, customers, vendors, and community members in Manning, Iowa. The open house event was an opportunity to reflect on the growth and expansion of the business through the years, as well as share gratitude to the people who made it all happen. President and CEO Jeremy Puck opened the event in the morning with a list of equipment on display, as well as the vendors who brought products and information.

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Fire Hose and Nozzle Demo

As lunchtime approached, Dinges Fire Company and Puck team members had BullDog fire hose and U.S. Coupling nozzles ready for use by guests. With help from the Manning Fire Department, guests had the opportunity to spray water from a fire hose at a barrel to see just how powerful attack lines can be.

Tours

Throughout the morning, guided tours led guests through the production line from start to finish. More than five acres of interior workspace spans the Manning campus. For many guests, it was their first time seeing the latest expansion, which added 100,000 sq ft of space in 2023.

LightSpeed Demo

In the afternoon, guests made their way up the hill to the newly constructed demonstration pond for a demonstration of Puck Fire equipment controlled by LightSpeed. Guests listened while Jeremy explained how the FF4500-45 pumped water from the pond with its extended boom. The Force Feed was connected to a Puck Fire Quick Attack on the other side of the 2.5 acre pond via BullDog Hi-Vol TPU supply hose. The Quick Attack, controlled remotely, sprayed water across the pond for onlookers to view. The Force Feed pump trailer was operated on a smartphone via LightSpeed control systems. In the fire market, Puck Fire is the only manufacturer with advanced, remote automated pump controls. The LightSpeed control system puts Puck and Puck Fire ahead of its competitors by a margin.

Vendors

Vendors lined the showroom inside and talked with guests throughout the day. Thank you to Dinges Fire Company, BullDog Hose Company, U.S. Coupling, Van Wall Equipment, Cope Plastics, DMACC, AgDirect, KROHNE, Cornell Pump, Midwest Wheel Company, Ziegler CAT/CAT, Inc, and DSI, Inc. for attending.

Outside, vendors had larger equipment and products. Thank you to Titan Machinery, DODA USA, Oxbo International, Nexgen Ag Supply, Manning Rent-All, and Robinson Implement for bringing your products to display and talk about.

Food Trucks

Guests had a range of choices for their lunch selection, as food trucks from the area came for the day. Barrel Smoke BBQ out of Templeton, Game Time Eats out of Omaha, Hungry Spartan Pizza from Exira, Dawn’s Snow Cones, and Lucky Wife Wine Slushies provided meals and beverages to hundreds of guests. Near the snow cone food truck, kids could hop on the Puck kid’s carts, driven by Maddox Puck, and take a ride across the Manning campus.

Image Gallery

Guests signed commemorative photo books at registration.
DMACC brought a welding simulator.
children spraying fire hose with assistance from adults
Kids enjoyed what it is like being a fire fighter with BullDog hose.
children spraying fire hose with assistance from adults
The smooth bore nozzle (front) and the fog nozzle with pistol grip (back) from U.S. Coupling.
Future Puck employees took interest in the water flow at the pond.
Some people sat on the TTR15P for a better view of the LightSpeed demo at the pond.
an aerial view of the Puck Manning pond during demos
The FF4500-45 supplied water via Hi-Vol TPU to the Quick Attack truck.
FF4500-45 pumping water from the pond via Hi-Vol TPU to supply the Quick Attack truck
The Quick Attack has 2 remote controlled nozzles.
A VR simulator was available to explore more Puck equipment – virtually!
Even Puck employees were curious about the VR showroom.
Our 1:64 toys were out on display and available for purchase.
Taking a rest in a shady spot and enjoying free items from vendors.
Puck and vendors had equipment out for customers to see.
The food trucks had a busy afternoon as guests waited in line.
Guests listened to the afternoon panel on Puck Enterprises’ history.
From left to right; Eric Nelson, Bob Gourlay, Rusty Furtick, Ben Puck, Jeremy Puck, Matt Lindemann, Jake Doyel, Robert Speich
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