Amthor International

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Amthor History

1928
Amthor’s first opens its doors as Ed Amthor’s Blacksmith Shop in Ellenville, New York.

1942
On Ed’s 75th birthday, he shoes his last horse and the blacksmith shop closes. The company is passed down to Ed’s son, William Amthor, who moves the facility to Walden, New York where he has a small welding shop.

1952
William relocates across the road (the current location of Amthor’s New York facility). Amthor's main product is farm machinery and truck equipment.

1976
William retires and passes the torch to his son Arnold “Butch” Amthor, who already has 22 years experience working for the company with his father, and his wife Alice Amthor.

1980-1990s
Butch and Alice take the company to new heights by innovative manufacturing methods and marketing numerous and varied products. During this time, Butch and Alice work together as President and Vice-President, respectively.

1992
Amthor opens a 47,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Gretna, Virginia. Here we manufacture refined fuel delivery units, fire tankers, water trucks and much more.

1998
Amthor adds a 10,000 square foot addition to house their newly-revamped propane tank delivery line. The company brings its fourth generation into the company -- David and Brian Amthor. David Amthor works in the New York facility as the company’s general manager. Brian heads up the marketing, sales, and public relations end of the business.

1998-2005
Amthor Incorporated is now the largest tank truck manufacturer in North America and number two in the entire world. We have numerous distributors and dealers throughout North America and the Caribbean and that number is growing rapidly. As an internationally-renowned corporation, Amthor has built products for many countries including Morocco, Iran, India, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, China, South America, Panama, and Africa.

2004
Amthor opens W.M. Amthor Trucking Company to deliver all of their manufactured products. Names David Amthor Vice-President.

2005
Amthor opens Amthor AutoWorx, their Automotive Customization and Accessory Headquarters division.

2006
Amthor opens Horizon Capital Services to offer full financing packages to their customers as part of their truck stop program. Names Brian Amthor President.