Company News

Wood Equipment attends the VWEA Continuing Education Seminar

June 22, 2023

A few weeks ago, Wood Equipment attended the Virginia Water Environment Association (@VWEA) Continuing Education Seminar at the @Westin Hotel in Richmond, VA. This event focused on specific wastewater elements such as Biosolids treatment options, removing PFAS, Agricultural Reuse, Methane reclamation, and optimizing Phosphorus recovery. Wood Equipment showcased our various wastewater pumping and controls options,…

Our Latest Teambuilding Event: Minor League Baseball Game

June 12, 2023

The Wood Equipment team and their families attended a Richmond Flying Squirrels local minor league baseball game to support our team and celebrate the beautiful spring weather! A good time was had by all. The Wood Equipment crew enjoys getting together outside of work because we are genuinely a family-oriented company.

Honoring Memorial Day at Wood Equipment Company

May 30, 2023

On this Memorial Day, we remember and honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed everything for our country. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten. Today, we stand united in gratitude and pay tribute to our fallen heroes.

Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop Completes a Large Order of Custom Pump Skids

May 19, 2023

Wood Equipment’s Fabrication Shop team just completed a large order of @Vikingpump custom-built pump skids for an industrial food customer. The 10 skids consist of a total of 7 Viking LS1124A and 3 Viking K1124A Internal Gear Pumps. All skids include Nord SK Inline Gearmotor reducers with a painted rolled steel base, coupling, and guard.…

Wood Equipment Attends 2023 Craft Brewer’s Conference in Nashville, TN

May 15, 2023

Last week, Wood Equipment company attended the 2023 Craft Brewer’s Conference in Nashville, TN. This conference gave us the opportunity to highlight our Q-Pumps line of sanitary pumps that are ideal for many brewing applications. Q-Pumps offers Centrifugal, Piston, Lobe, & Twin Screw pumps, as well as Drum Unloaders, In-Line Mixers, and Dry Blenders. These…

Wood Equipment Company Attends 2023 Viking Pump Distributors Association Conference (VPDA)

May 8, 2023

Wood Equipment Company attended the annual @VikingPump Distributors Association (VPDA) conference this year in Charleston, South Carolina. Over 30 fellow Viking distributors and many other Viking Pump and Idex employees were in attendance. We discussed economic and supply chain trends and data to understand the past, current, and future state of the industry. In addition…

Our Shop Rebuilds Pumps

May 4, 2023

Recently our Wood Equipment Fabrication and Maintenance Shop rebuilt an Aurora Model 411 Horizontal Split Case pump for an industrial customer. The pump had been in service for many years and was ready for refurbishment. The shop team installed a new rotating assembly, ground away rust and other deposits, painted, and restored the pump to…

We Are Growing!

April 28, 2023

Wood Equipment Company has expanded our Ashland, VA facility with 5 new employee offices to pave the way for our continued growth and to maintain our high level of customer service. See project before and after pictures included in this post.

VWEA Stormwater Seminar Recap

April 26, 2023

Last week, Wood Equipment exhibited at the Virginia Water Environment Association (@VWEA) Stormwater Seminar at the Westin Hotel in Richmond, VA. We highlighted our stormwater handling capabilities and met with a number of prospective clients and fellow distributors. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, and to VWEA for hosting. We look forward to…

That’s a Wrap: VRWA Conference 2023

April 21, 2023

Wood Equipment exhibited this week at the @VRWA conference in Roanoke, VA. We were excited to find that the conference had an excellent turnout this year, with regard to both exhibitors and attendees. We ran into a lot of familiar faces and made many new connections as well. Special thanks to all of the Hotel…