Perfect Equipment Celebrates 75 Years, Donates to Charity

Perfect Equipment, a Wegmann Automotive brand, is celebrating 75 years of business this August.

“We are proud of our company’s heritage and the hard work of its people over the last 75 years,” said Jeff Waechter, president and CEO of Wegmann Automotive. “Our goal is to continue to service the needs of the market and our customers and create a fun and safe work environment for our employees to flourish in.”

The company celebrated 75 years in business with a celebration at Lane, Train & Automobiles near its headquarters in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The event also featured a donation to the local non-profit Special Kids of Murfreesboro.

Perfect Equipment was founded August 31, 1939, by William P. Smissen in Kokomo, Ind. In the 1960s, the company relocated its headquarters to its current location in Tennessee. In 2005, Wegmann Automotive acquired the Perfect Equipment brand. Today, the brand is available in more than 35 countries around the world, the company said.

Bridgestone Americas will debut the Bandag Virtual Plant Tour at WasteExpo 2024, taking place May 7-9 in Las Vegas, NV. The company said this virtual experience will transport viewers inside a Bandag manufacturing plant to demonstrate the safety, reliability and positive environmental characteristics of retreaded tires.

“The waste and recycling industry has long been a leader in innovation and a space to promote and advance sustainability-focused technologies,” Brian Goldstine, president of retread solutions, Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, said. “Through our new virtual experience, Bridgestone is able to demonstrate the technology, testing and time that goes into producing every Bandag retreaded tire and educate fleets on the importance of more cost-effective and eco-friendly tire solutions, regardless of their location.”