# Wolter

> Wolter is a Brookfield, Wisconsin material handling company that started in a two-car garage in 1962 selling spare forklift parts and grew into a 25-plus location, 800-person operation covering thirteen states. It sells and services forklifts, overhead cranes, pallet racking, dock and door systems, and warehouse automation for more than 25,000 industrial and commercial customers, running on roughly $250 million in annual revenue and a decades-long habit of buying up regional competitors.

- **Founded:** 1962
- **Headquarters:** Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
- **Founders:** Otto J. Wolter (Founder & Chairman)
- **Team size:** 800+ employees, including 300+ technicians
- **Products:** Material Handling Equipment, Cranes & Hoists, Industrial Storage & Racking, Automation & Robotics, Dock & Door Equipment
- **Notable:** Grew from a two-car garage startup in 1962 to a $250M business with 25+ locations, 15 consecutive MHEDA MVP awards, Named a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace

## Products & services

- **Material Handling Equipment** — New and used forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, aerial lifts, scissor and boom lifts, plus rental fleets from brands including Linde, Hyundai, Big Joe, Combilift and JLG.
- **Cranes & Hoists** — Overhead, monorail, workstation, jib and gantry cranes with hoists and below-the-hook devices from Demag, Gorbel and R&M.
- **Industrial Storage & Racking** — Pallet racking, shelving, mezzanines and high-density storage from Steel King, Interlake and SSI Schaefer.
- **Automation & Robotics** — Automated guided vehicles, AS/RS, conveyor, vertical lift modules and warehouse automation systems from Agilox, Global AGV and Hanel.
- **Dock & Door Equipment** — Loading dock levelers, commercial and industrial doors, and related safety systems.
- **Support Services** — Parts, on-site service and maintenance, operator training, fleet management and financing across 25+ locations.

## Achievements

- Grew from a two-car garage startup in 1962 to a $250M business with 25+ locations
- 15 consecutive MHEDA MVP awards
- Named a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace
- Completed 20+ acquisitions since 1995, unifying eight brands under the Wolter name in 2022
- Secured a strategic growth investment from BBH Capital Partners in 2024
- Expanded from the Midwest into the Southeast and the Carolinas by 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Acquired Carson Industries, adding Carson Material Handling and Carson Dock & Door and expanding into the Carolinas with four new locations.
- **2025-01** — Acquired Midway Industrial Equipment (Chicago area) and Certified Door & Dock Services (Tennessee).
- **2024-09** — Acquired Atlanta-based Dedicated Material Handling Solutions, expanding into Georgia.
- **2024-07** — Acquired Cincinnati Crane & Hoist.
- **2024-02** — Secured a strategic growth investment from BBH Capital Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wolterinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearewolter
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRb_EgU3sUB63sCHocuYm8g
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreWolter/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13