{"id":540,"date":"2017-08-28T18:08:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2024-10-04T10:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:44:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650895803969{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cott-alt-logo.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9755 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cott-alt-logo.svg\" alt=\"Cotterman logo\" width=\"547\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665599873616{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p>Cotterman Company was established in 1925 as I.D. Cotterman Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The core product was rolling wood track ladders. In the mid 1940\u2019s, I.D. Cotterman introduced the rolling steel warehouse ladder, a form of rolling staircase designed to access nearly anything out of reach in industrial or commercial environments. Gradually rolling ladders became the core product line and Cotterman became the brand the industry associated with quality rolling ladders.<\/p>\n<p>The company grew tremendously, exceeding the expectations and capabilities of the founding family. The Cotterman family sold I.D. Cotterman Company in 1979 to Material Control, Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty electronic control equipment for the mining and bulk material handling industry. It was moved to Croswell, Michigan where Material Control\u2019s manufacturing facilities are located.<\/p>\n<p>Cotterman Company\u2019s strategy took an innovative change under the new management, headed by President Clint Stimpson. Getting closer to the customer, they theorized, would reduce costs in freight and lower the probability of freight damage. A formal plan was put into place and in 1988 a manufacturing plant was opened in Bakersfield, California. The new location produced enormous growth and in 1989 a plant was added in Atlanta, Georgia.\u00a0In 2003, another manufacturing facility was added in Arlington, Texas.\u00a0Through multiple manufacturing locations Cotterman is capable of delivering ladders at a lower cost to its customers while continuing to set the industry standard for quality and service. In 2022 Cotterman has expanded again. President\/COO Nick Valore has identified the importance of being more readily available to our East Coast customers and distributors, making way for a new manufacturing facility in Mechanicsburg, PA. This will improve shipping time, cost and will minimize freight damage to those on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Through quality construction, innovative product development and branch plants, Cotterman maintains market leadership in sales to the industrial, commercial, national store, and MRO markets, and solidifies its brand identification as the best manufacturer of rolling metal ladders.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/demo-michigan-plant.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;900&#8243; image_height=&#8221;577&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;border_shadow&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cotterman.com\/about\/locations\/michigan-plant\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; title=&#8221;Cotterman Headquarters, Croswell, Michigan&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; alt=&#8221;cotterman headquarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1506707561461{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>Corporate Office<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_employees column=&#8221;4&#8243; rounded_image=&#8221;false&#8221; grayscale_image=&#8221;false&#8221; count=&#8221;16&#8243; order=&#8221;ASC&#8221; orderby=&#8221;menu_order&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1659028281270{padding-top: 60px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1659028317320{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 40px;\">EXPLORE MORE ABOUT US<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;14911&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650895803969{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text disable_pattern=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665599873616{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] Cotterman Company was established in 1925 as I.D. 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