Express Blower

What Express Blower does

Express Blower is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of large pneumatic blowing equipment. Invented more than 70 years ago and refined through practical experience and innovation, that provide material delivery and installation to the erosion control, green roof, construction, landscape, playground and agricultural industries, also provides material installation in many industries, including erosion control, green roofs, and landscape.

Name

Express Blower

Legal name

Express Blower Inc.

Website

https://www.expressblower.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Express Blower is a manufacturer and distributor of large pneumatic blowing equipment that provides material installation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Pneumatic blowing equipment
• Material installation services
• Industrial blowers
• Pneumatic conveying systems
• Bulk material handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Core offering

Express Blower manufactures and distributes large pneumatic blowing equipment used to install and convey materials. The company also provides material installation services for industrial applications, supporting on-site delivery of insulation, concrete, soil, and similar bulk materials via pneumatic blowing.

Differentiator

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Krendl Machine Company: Krendl Machine manufactures insulation-blowing and material-handling machines used by insulation contractors — a directly overlapping product category, customer base (insulation installers), and pneumatic-equipment design philosophy to Express Blower.
• Blastcrete Equipment Company: Blastcrete designs and builds refractory, shotcrete, and material-conveying pumps/blowers used in construction and industrial applications — directly comparable pneumatic material-installation equipment serving similar contractor customers.
• Spencer Turbine Company: Spencer Turbine designs and manufactures industrial blowers, air-handling systems, and vacuum/material-conveying equipment — a directly overlapping industrial blower product category with comparable OEM and industrial end-customer channels.
• Air Systems Design: Air Systems Design manufactures pneumatic conveying blowers and material-handling equipment for industrial applications, making it a direct competitor in the pneumatic blower and material-conveying equipment category.

Broad incumbents

• Putzmeister America: Putzmeister is a global leader in concrete pumping and material placing equipment. While much larger and broader, its pneumatic/conveying technology for placing construction materials overlaps with Express Blower's material-installation focus.
• Schwing America: Schwing manufactures concrete pumps and material-placing equipment used on construction job sites. The pneumatic placing/moving of construction materials overlaps with Express Blower's pneumatic blowing equipment, though at a much larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Gast Manufacturing (a unit of IDEX): Gast manufactures compressors, blowers, and vacuum/moving-air equipment for industrial OEM customers. It is a broader incumbent in the pneumatic equipment category with overlapping technology but a much wider product portfolio than Express Blower's niche.
• REED Concrete Pumps: REED designs concrete pumps and material-placing equipment, sharing pneumatic material-installation use cases with Express Blower, though REED focuses on concrete-specific equipment and a broader geographic dealer network.
• Lamson (a brand of Gardner Denver): Lamson manufactures industrial centrifugal and regenerative blowers for material handling and pneumatic conveying applications. It serves the same fundamental product category as Express Blower, though as part of a much larger diversified industrial portfolio.

Emerging players

• U.S. GreenFiber: U.S. GreenFiber is a major manufacturer of blown-in cellulose insulation and is a key demand-side customer for blowing equipment in the insulation industry. It is relevant as both a potential customer and adjacent player shaping the same end-market that Express Blower serves.

Market position

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Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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