Celebrating 15 Years of Manufacturing

The summer of 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of Puck’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the first manufacturing building. Since the creation of the first Puck hydraulic hose cart in 2005, Puck products have caught the attention of the liquid manure pumping industry. Our first hose cart was sold in 2007, and we haven’t looked back since. Within a few years, we outgrew the original Red Barn the business started in and began construction on the first Puck manufacturing building.

Remembering the Construction

Despite still working out of the Red Barn, construction on the new building was partially done by employees. “Ben and some of the guys did all the dirt work,” said Joe Heese, Puck Sales Team Member. “We put up the rails for the overhead cranes.” Puck employees at the time gave their full dedication and effort to the company to make the construction of the first building a success.

Parts Salesman RJ Arp recalls the pride among Puck employees when the new building was completed. “It was a big improvement from the Red Barn,” said RJ. “We weren’t working on top of each other and had plenty of space. With this space we were all proud to work at PCE and took a lot of pride in everything we did.”

Growth

It didn’t take long for the new space to be used. “It felt as though the shop filled up in about two months,” said Chris Reis, Manufacturing Engineer Lead. “Trailers were literally stacked on one another. It became clear pretty quickly that we would need more space again soon. We kept growing and growing,” recalls Chris. “With all the growth, we never got comfortable in one area and with all the new tools and equipment before things changed again. It was always very exciting.”  

Puck has expanded many times since the first building was unveiled in 2010, now spanning more than 5 acres of interior space in Manning alone. Puck has also added locations in Worthing, SD, Farley, IA, and Aurora, NY. We can’t wait to see how far we go in another 15 years!