We help our customers
bring to the world the
products people use
every day.

We help our customers bring to the world the products people use every day.

Our Business
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People constantly wow us with their ability to respond to great leadership.Bob Chapman, Chairman
Essential to our customers, essential to the world.

Corrugated boxes that bring packages to businesses and homes. Bottles, cans, cartons, bags and other containers of food and household goods on store and kitchen shelves. Toilet tissue, wet wipes and hygiene products. Across the globe, machines built and technology innovated by the people throughout our companies play an enormous role in helping our customers provide essential goods to the world.

Barry-Wehmiller businesses are also involved in infrastructure equipment, medical equipment and supplies, insurance services and leadership training. But no matter the industry, any time a Barry-Wehmiller company partners with a customer, they quickly become part of the extended BW family and our culture of care.

United across the globe by a unique measure of success.
Barry-Wehmiller locations map
Locations
200+ Locations
30 Countries
Companies
150+
Companies
Team Members
12,000+
Team Members

In 1885, when Thomas Barry of St. Louis, MO (USA) joined forces with his brother-in-law Alfred Wehmiller to provide equipment for the brewing industry, little did they know the legacy they had launched. Barry-Wehmiller Company existed in relative obscurity for almost a century until the mid-1970s, when a young but enterprising CEO, Bob Chapman, took over the reins upon his father’s death and began building the sleepy little regional manufacturer into a $3.6+ billion global firm made of more than 150+ acquisitions, serving dozens of industries, in more than 100 countries around the world. In the early 90s, Chapman spearheaded the transformation of his traditional management style and Barry-Wehmiller’s culture into the Truly Human Leadership culture that exists now.

Today, led by Chapman and an experienced executive leadership team, our 12,000+ team members are united around the world by our company values statement, the Guiding Principles of Leadership, which shares our unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of others.

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Building a Better World
Using the power of business to build a better world.

Someone once told us we’d be selfish if we didn’t share outside our walls what we’ve learned about inspirational leadership and building great culture. So, we got busy doing just that. In addition to sharing our ideas on our blog, in our book, Everybody Matters, and through speaking engagements, we provide leadership training through our consulting firm and our trademark listening and communications skills training through a non-profit organization.

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