TENCARVA HISTORY

1978
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Tencarva Roanoke VA, first building on Peters Creek Road, shared receptionist; Mrs. Brown with Nationwide insurance and Perdue Exterminating.
1978

Founding and Establishment

  • Tencarva Machinery Company founded by Dick Smith, Bob Pascal, Bill Stewart, and Jack Miller.
  • Vernon Cashwell hired as controller.
  • Company headquarters established in Greensboro, N.C.
1989
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1989

Expansion to Charleston

  • Charleston, S.C. branch office opened.
1990
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1990

Leadership Change and New Branch

  • Jack Miller succeeds Dick Smith as president.
  • Charlotte, N.C. branch office opened.
1992
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1992

Further Expansion

  • Jackson, Miss., Asheville, N.C., and Johnson City, Tenn. branch offices opened.
1995
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1995

Little Rock Branch

  • Little Rock, Ark. branch office opened.
1997
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1997

New President

  • Rod Lee succeeds Jack Miller as president.
1999
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1999

Greenville Branch

  • Greenville, N.C. branch office opened.

2000
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2000

Strategic Acquisition

  • Tencarva acquires distribution rights to A-C Pumps from Carotek.
2001
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2001

Major Acquisitions

  • Tencarva acquires Hudson Pump & Equipment, expanding business to Florida and southern Georgia.
  • Tencarva acquires Southern States, gaining Gorman-Rupp distribution in western Tennessee.
2004
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2004

Recognition for Growth

  • Tencarva named to the Triad Business Journal’s “Fast Fifty” fastest-growing privately held companies in the N.C. Piedmont Triad region.
2005
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2005

Product Line Addition

  • Tencarva acquires the Uniguard Machine Guard product line.
2006
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2006

Continued Expansion and Recognition

  • Tencarva acquires Engineering Equipment Company.
  • Tencarva named to Industrial Distribution’s “Big 50” awards for the first of 11 successive years.
  • Tencarva recognized by Business North Carolina in its annual “NC100” list of the largest privately owned companies in the state.
2010
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2010

ESSCO Acquisition

  • Tencarva acquires Electric Sales and Service (ESSCO), a distributor of electric motors and drives.
2011
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2011

Strengthening Georgia Presence

  • Tencarva acquires GPM Industries and GPM Environmental, strengthening the company’s position in Georgia.
2012
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2012

Market Expansion

  • Tencarva acquires Southern Sales, expanding its market in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
  • Tencarva ranks in the top 25 of the Triad Business Journal’s annual “Fast Fifty” fastest-growing privately held companies in the Piedmont Triad region.
2014
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2014

New Leadership and Facility

  • Ed Pearce succeeds Rod Lee as president.
  • Nashville office consolidated with the Southern Sales division in a new location with a state-of-the-art repair facility.
2015
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2015

Exclusive Distribution

  • ITT-Goulds Pumps names Tencarva its exclusive distributor in 34 southern Kentucky counties, 13 new counties in Mississippi, and six new counties in Arkansas.
2016
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2016

Mississippi Expansion and New Branch

  • Tencarva acquires Mississippi-based Dixie Pumps & Machine Works and the rotating equipment portion of Predictive Maintenance Consultants.
  • Tencarva opens a new Arkansas branch office in El Dorado.
2018
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2018

Texas Expansion

  • Tencarva acquires Texas-based Saladin Pump and Equipment, extending markets in Texas and Louisiana.
2022
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2022

Tencarva Machinery Acquires Fischer Process Industries

  • Tencarva Machinery Company, a leading distributor in the Southeast, has acquired Fischer Process Industries, a prominent distributor of pumps, valves, and process equipment, enhancing its product offerings and expanding into new markets in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
  • The existing management team of Fischer Process, including President Ken Fischer, will remain, and the acquisition includes Fischer Process-South, broadening Tencarva’s presence in Georgia and other states.
  • This partnership aims to leverage Tencarva’s platform for future growth through strategic acquisitions and improve Fischer Process’s service capabilities and customer base.

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