Brehmer

What Brehmer does

Brehmer Manufacturing, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned farm equipment manufacturer founded in 1974 by Rey Brehmer and headquartered in Lyons, Nebraska. The company operates six diversified business units producing dry fertilizer tenders (truck-mounted and trailer-mounted, overhead and side-discharge), field loader conveyors, nurse trailers, hog feeding equipment (PT Feeder, Tray Feeder, water solutions), truck equipment (frame stretching, wet kits, pusher axles), custom metal fabrication, and tire recycling equipment marketed under the Eagle International brand. All products are built in a roughly 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility using 304 stainless steel and in-house CNC plasma/laser cutting, press brake, machining, and material-handling equipment.

Core technology centers on proprietary, patented designs: the self-aligning belt system on field loader conveyors, the PT Feeder's anti-clogging sweep combining tray and paddle feeder features with an integrated gruel pan, the top-mounted orbital motor configuration on overhead discharge tenders, and the EZ Slide gate system. The intellectual property portfolio comprises 11 granted patents across three countries plus four pending applications. Eagle International tire recycling equipment, originating from a 1991 partnership with Tire Resource Systems and absorbed via a 2017 asset acquisition, extends the product family to global distribution in 27+ countries.

Brehmer generates revenue primarily through one-time hardware sales of manufactured equipment priced via custom quotes (no public pricing). Distribution is hybrid: an extensive certified dealer network across the US Midwest and Canada handles the bulk of sales, supplemented by factory direct sales representatives in ten states (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey), plus a parts department and custom metal fabrication services. Primary customer segments are custom fertilizer applicators, hog/pork producers (contract growers and integrated operations), trucking/transportation operators, and tire recycling businesses. The company remains under family ownership, with Joe Brehmer as President and Jamie Brehmer as Secretary/Treasurer since 1998.

Name

Brehmer

Legal name

Brehmer Mfg., Inc.

Website

https://brehmer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Brehmer Manufacturing is a family-owned Nebraska farm equipment manufacturer producing 304 stainless steel fertilizer tenders, hog feeders, truck equipment, and Eagle International tire recycling systems, sold through a US/Canada dealer network, factory direct sales, and 27+ country export channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Hay & Bale Handling Equipment (IMAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Truck Body & Upfitting Manufacturing (Box Bodies/Service Bodies/Cranes/Liftgates) (IMACABAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural equipment manufacturing
• Fertilizer tenders
• Livestock equipment
• Truck equipment
• Tire recycling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyons

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Direct sales of manufactured farming equipment including fertilizer tenders, truck equipment, hog feeders, water solutions, and tire recycling equipment. Revenue generated from one-time equipment purchases through dealer network and direct sales.
2. Parts and Accessories: Parts department supplies replacement components for equipment. Contact page lists dedicated parts department contact for fertilizer equipment.
3. Custom Manufacturing Services: Metal fabrication services including CNC plasma and laser cutting, press brake, machining. Custom manufacturing for specific client needs including truck frame stretching and modifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brehmer Manufacturing designs, fabricates, and sells agricultural and farm-related equipment, including fertilizer tenders, hog/livestock equipment, truck equipment, and tire recycling machinery (the latter sold under the Eagle International trade name). Products are built in-house at the company's Lyons, Nebraska manufacturing facility and distributed to farming and material-handling customers.

Product overview

Brehmer Manufacturing is a diversified farming equipment manufacturer offering three primary product lines: Fertilizer Equipment (dry fertilizer tenders in truck-mount and trailer-mount configurations with overhead and side-discharge options, field loaders, and nurse trailers), Hog Equipment (PT Feeder and Tray Feeder hog feeders, nipple bars, and water cups for swine confinement operations), and Truck Equipment (frame stretching, wet kits, pusher axles for semi-trucks). The company also operates Eagle International, a tire recycling equipment division. All products are manufactured in Lyons, Nebraska, using 304 stainless steel, and are distributed through an extensive dealer network across the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fertilizer tenders

Quantifiable outcome

• Max Unloading Capacity: 3500-4000 LBS/MIN
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Eagle International LLCcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2017Brehmer acquired the assets of Eagle International LLC in 2017 and established it as a DBA (Doing Business As). Eagle International continues to manufacture tire recycling equipment for global distribution, reaching customers in over 27 countries worldwide.
• Tire Resource SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991Partnership formed in 1991 to develop and build tire recycling machines. This partnership led to Brehmer's first exported product to Canada in 1994 and eventually resulted in the acquisition of Eagle International assets in 2017 as a DBA. The tire recycling equipment division became a separate business unit reaching customers in over 27 countries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Puck Enterprises: Puck Enterprises is a leading US manufacturer of fertilizer tenders and handling equipment for custom applicators. It competes directly with Brehmer's flagship tender and field loader product lines in the same precision agriculture customer segment.
• Meyer Manufacturing: Meyer Manufacturing produces a broad range of agricultural and truck equipment including fertilizer tenders and spreaders. Its product overlap and target customer base in custom application closely mirrors Brehmer's fertilizer equipment business.
• Hog Slat: Hog Slat is one of the largest US suppliers of swine confinement equipment, including feeders, ventilation, and flooring. It is the most direct competitor to Brehmer's hog equipment division serving pork producers and contract growers.
• Yetter Manufacturing: Yetter Manufacturing designs and produces agricultural attachments and equipment for fertilizer application, residue management, and seedbed preparation. It competes with Brehmer in serving US Midwest row-crop operations and custom applicators.
• Salford Group: Salford Group manufactures fertilizer application equipment, tillage tools, and material handling products for North American agriculture. It is directly comparable to Brehmer in fertilizer tender and field loader categories.
• New Leader Manufacturing: New Leader Manufacturing is a specialist producer of fertilizer and lime spreaders for agricultural and commercial applications. It competes with Brehmer in serving custom applicators and precision agriculture operators.
• Chandler Equipment: Chandler Equipment builds fertilizer handling and application equipment including tenders and conveyors. It is a direct competitor in the same North American custom applicator market as Brehmer.
• Doyle Equipment: Doyle Equipment manufactures fertilizer tenders, conveyors, and application equipment for the agricultural industry. Its product line and customer base closely overlap with Brehmer's fertilizer equipment division.

Broad incumbents

• Big Dutchman: Big Dutchman is a global incumbent in livestock housing and feeding systems with deep penetration in hog production worldwide. It offers broader product portfolios than Brehmer but competes directly in swine feeding equipment.
• AGCO Corporation: AGCO is a global broad-line agricultural equipment manufacturer whose brands include application equipment (e.g., RoGator, TerraGator). It competes with Brehmer in fertilizer application equipment and benefits from greater scale and dealer density.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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