Business could be the most
powerful force for good
in society.

Business could be the most powerful force for good in society.

Our Story

The ripple effect of people and performance in harmony

We’re proud that the industrial and packaging technology, professional services and life science solutions we provide help bring many of life’s daily necessities - and sometimes life-saving technology - to people across the globe.

But that’s just what we do.

What truly defines us as a business is how we do it, and that’s by fostering a caring, trusting, nurturing organizational culture through which people feel safe to express their ideas, have the chance to develop their gifts and talents, and are inspired to perform with excellence. We understand that most fundamental of human needs: to know that who we are and what we do matter. Through our business, we have the unique opportunity to let our team members know that they do. And when they feel valued and cared for at work, they not only care for our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders in our businesses, they enjoy better relationships with their loved ones, friends, neighbors and others. Better work, better life, better world.

Everything we consider valuable in life and business begins and ends with people.
United across the globe by our shared purpose.
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Locations
270 Locations
25 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 $4 billion global firm made of more than 160 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. Barry-Wehmiller’s culture and the transformation it brought about has been recognized by Harvard, the United Nations, and the Vatican and is chronicled in the late Bob Chapman’s bestselling book, Everybody Matters.

Today, under the third generation of Chapman family leadership, Chairman & CEO Kyle Chapman is carrying the Barry-Wehmiller legacy into the future. Our values and experiences have made clear our collective purpose: to build a better world by demonstrating how economic growth and human vibrancy work in harmony. Each makes the other stronger.

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