Pemberton

Name

Pemberton

Legal name

Pemberton LLC

Website

https://pembertonattachments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Equipment Attachments

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Attachments & Work Tools (Buckets, Augers, Hammers) (IMAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lifting Attachments & Material Handling Accessories (Fork Attachments, Slings, Rigging) (IMAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Heavy equipment attachments
• Excavator buckets grapples
• Construction machinery parts
• Material handling equipment
• Loader attachments

Headquarters

HQ city

Longwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Attachment Sales: One-time purchase model for specialty attachments for loaders, excavators, and dozers including buckets, forks, grapples, couplers, rakes, shears, thumbs, and custom engineered products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pemberton manufactures and supplies specialty attachments for heavy equipment including loaders, excavators, skid steers, and material handlers. Its product portfolio spans buckets, grapples, forks, thumbs, couplers, rakes, shears, and custom-engineered attachments for construction, demolition, recycling/scrap, logging, site preparation, waste handling, and pipeline applications. The company operates a 100,000 sq. ft. manufacturing complex with CNC machining and offers custom engineering and private-label services.

Product overview

Pemberton is a manufacturer of specialty attachments for heavy equipment, operating as a product portfolio rather than a single unified platform. The company produces a comprehensive range of attachment products organized by machine type (excavators, wheel loaders, skid steers, material handlers) and application (construction, demolition, recycling/scrap, logging, site preparation, storm cleanup, pipeline, port/waterway). Core product categories include buckets, grapples, thumbs, couplers, rakes, forks, and shears, with specific products such as EGR General Material Grapples, Demolition Buckets, Refuse Buckets, Rotating MAT Grapples, Skid Steer attachments, Excavator Rakes and Thumbs, Orange Peel Grapples, Clam Shell Buckets, various coupler systems (L-Series, JRB Compatible, Hydraulic/Manual Pin Grabber), and Custom Engineering services for specialized designs. The company also offers private labeling for rental houses and other companies. Products are designed for equipment from tractor loader backhoes through 350,000 lb excavators, with a focus on durability, high-strength materials, and application-specific engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EGR General Material (Wide Tine) Grapples Heavy-duty grapples in 2/3, 3/4, and 4/5 tine configurations for tractor loader backhoes through 200,000 lb excavators; used for demolition, rip rap, C&D, scrap, land clearing, wood waste, and refuse applications.
• Demolition Buckets Heavy-duty clamp-style buckets for dozing, pushing, piling, grappling, and carrying demolition debris, with guarded cylinders, high-strength materials, heat-treated pins and bushings; available in 3-6.5 yard capacities.
• Refuse Buckets for Loaders Shallow, tall loader buckets with high visibility spill guard for transfer stations and tipping floor applications; capacities up to 18 yards with pin-on or coupler hookups.
• MAT Squeegee 96-inch attachment for plowing snow, mud and dirt off mats; replaceable/reversible rubber bolt-on edge, 30 degree fixed angle, skid steer mounting.
• Rotating MAT Grapples 360-degree full rotation grapples with out-of-position capability and 100k lb rotators, rubber pads to prevent MAT damage; available in RMG-105 and RMG-55 models.
• Skid Steer MAT Forks with Rubber Clamp Forks with rubber clamp to prevent MAT damage; standard 2x5x72 inch tines, 72-inch frame, weighing 1,580 lbs.
• Comb Rake Attachment for fine cleaning of power electric transmission and pipeline right-of-way restoration; 92-inch width with 3-inch spacing, weighing 1,390 lbs.
• Skid Steer Rake with Clamps Rake attachment for skid steer loaders with integrated clamps for material handling and site cleanup applications.
• Skid Steer Scrap Bucket with Clamps AR-450 construction scrap bucket with larger hydraulic cylinders, 5 AR-450 bottom wear pads, hardened replaceable pins and bushings, 5000 PSI cylinders; 72-inch width with 10-inch extendable lip.
• Wide Thin Tine Forks Forks with wide thin tines for easier access between pipe and composite or wood mats; pin-on or coupler-equipped options, optional 1 1/2 x 16 x 72 inch tines, weighing 2,550 lbs.
• Excavator Thumbs Thumb attachments in Manual Under Stick, Manual Thru-Pin, Hydraulic Under Stick, Hydraulic Thru-Pin, and Manual/Hydraulic Mini configurations; serrated edges, high strength pivot pins, 125 to 140 degrees range of motion.
• Excavator Rakes Rake attachments for excavators with long curved teeth maximizing capacity; ideal for land clearing and designed to work with Pemberton hydraulic or manual thumb attachments.
• PES 100 Mobile Shears Lightweight compact mobile shears with 360-degree continuous rotation for demolition, scrap yards, and recycling centers; used for ferrous and non-ferrous metal shearing.
• Basket/Sorting Grapples Grapples in perforated (solid waste) and ribbed (demolition) versions; full 360-degree power rotation, replaceable bolt-on cutting edges, heavy-duty rotator with oversized slew-ring, and hanging or out-of-position mount options.
• CBG Out of Position Grapples Car body grapples with two movable jaws and positive bucket hook up; 2/3, 3/4, and 4/5 tine configurations with boxed tine construction and optional 360-degree continuous hydraulic rotation.
• Car Body Forks for Loaders Forks for auto recyclers and scrap yards handling single or multiple cars; fixed tine design with non-adjusting high tensile steel tines, tine lengths from 60 to 96 inches, optional hydraulic clamps and reinforced crushing forks.
• EGR High Volume Material (Narrow Tine) Grapples Grapples with stationary bottom jaw and moving top jaw for bulk loose material; 4/5, 5/6, 6/7, and 7/8 tine configurations for 35,000-145,000 lb excavators.
• Orange Peel Grapples Grapples of high strength alloy steels with over-sized hardened steel pins and bushings; 360-degree power rotation, knock-a-round, and fixed models with 4 and 5 tine configurations (OPG50, OPG75, OPG100, OPG125).
• Twist-o-Wrist Buckets Tilting buckets operating at 45 degrees per side with heavy duty hydraulics and hardened pins and bushings; 3/4 to 3 yard capacities, pin-on or coupler equipped, suitable for 25,000-70,000 lb excavators.
• L-Series Couplers (Hydraulic/Manual) Couplers with four point pick-up system for ease of coupling on uneven terrain; manual converts to hydraulic with simple kit, vertical tapered wedge design and push block design absorbing shock loads.
• Log Forks with Clamp Standard log forks with one clamp, two clamps, or paddle type clamp for sorting, loading and feeding log decks; frame widths from 70-90 inches, pin-on or various coupler hookups.
• Skeleton Rock Buckets Buckets from high strength, abrasion resistant materials for sifting larger rocks and separating rip-rap and crushed materials; 0.75-6.0 yard capacities for 35,000-200,000 lb excavators.
• Woods / Forestry Grapples Grapples for knuckleboom log loaders and 15,000-45,000 lb excavators; oversized rotator, O-ring grease seals, thicker tines with hardfacing, 5000 PSI hydraulic cylinders, 4600 PSI rated hydraulic motor.
• Mill Yard Forks Specialized forks for bulk tree handling in log and mill yards with paddle sweeps through carriage; fabricated T-1 tine construction with 80-90 inch carriage widths, includes non-scarring PWE model for lumber handling.
• Clam Shell Buckets Digging bucket with teeth and rehandling bucket models for 30,000-350,000 lb excavators; 360-degree hydraulic rotation or knock-around, 5000 PSI cylinders, 1/2 to 14 yard capacities, 18-136 inch widths.
• Engine Puller for Excavators Economical attachment for pulling engines on salvaged vehicles with oversized slew ring and dual motor hydraulic rotator, heavy-duty hydraulic cylinders, and hardened steel pins and bushings.
• Pipe Forks for Loaders Forks for handling large and small lengthy pipe with heavy-duty oversized shaft for maximum lifting capacity, extra wide frame for stability, and hardened steel forged tines.
• Rotating Forks for Loaders and Forklifts Forks with full 360-degree rotation in both directions, tine lengths from 48-96 inches, and heavy-duty rotator design.
• BFI Bucket Fork Forged tine bucket forks with true-to-capacity rating and 2-1 strength factor; designed to last three times longer than competitive fabricated units.
• Lifting Mechanism Attachment for 45,000-60,000 lb excavators, weighing 710 lbs (1562 KG); available in pin-on or dead pins for coupler mounting.
• Hydraulic Pin Grabber Couplers Excavator couplers allowing operators to change attachments in seconds; lower profile, lighter weight, lifting eye, and three locking systems, available for 25,000-250,000 lb machines.
• Slab Bucket Bucket ideal for pavement, bridge deck and concrete removal; designed to move large slabs of intact material with standard or customer-specified teeth.
• Manual Pin Grabber Couplers Excavator couplers allowing attachment changes in minutes; swing link and full pin designs for 25,000-250,000 lb machines.
• JRB Compatible View-Thru Couplers J Series hydraulic couplers that interchange with JRB couplers for wheel and track loaders; structural steel beam for increased rigidity, total visibility through center of coupler, warranted for 3000 hours or 3 years.
• Railcar Couplers for Loaders Couplers for moving railcars in aggregate, scrap, and other yards; stationary and manual free slide models with optional hydraulic pin lift for safe disengagement from cab.
• Pipe-n-Pole Forks with Clamps Forks with vertical roller track frame for vertical adjustment up to 28 inches; two cylinders versus four on competitive units, heavy duty forged tines, and hold-down clamps; for 2-9 yard wheel loaders.
• Custom Engineering Custom attachment design and engineering services for specialized applications, including private labeling of attachments for rental houses and other companies.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)minorOthersIndustry trade association membership providing networking and industry representation for equipment manufacturers.
• Construction & Demolition Recycling AssociationminorOthersIndustry association membership supporting construction and demolition recycling operations.
• American Recycling AssociationminorOthersIndustry association membership supporting recycling industry operations.
• ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries)minorOthersIndustry association membership representing the scrap recycling industry.
• Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)minorOthersIndustry association membership supporting solid waste management operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Werk-Brau Co. Ohio-based independent manufacturer of buckets, thumbs, rakes, and other attachments for excavators and wheel loaders. Closely comparable to Pemberton as a family-run, custom-engineering-focused specialty attachment fabricator serving overlapping contractor and dealer channels.
• Loegering Manufacturing (by Astec): Manufacturer of steel tracks, couplers, and specialty attachments for compact equipment and skid steers. Comparable as a niche attachment fabricator with dealer-distributed products in overlapping contractor and rental channels.
• Rockland Manufacturing Co. Pennsylvania-based specialty manufacturer of heavy-equipment attachments including buckets, grapples, and shears for construction, mining, and material handling. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base to Pemberton, particularly in demolition and scrap-recycling attachments.

Broad incumbents

• John Deere Work Tools (JRB): John Deere's attachment division, including the legacy JRB coupler line, offers couplers, forks, and buckets bundled with Deere wheel loaders. A broad incumbent peer competing in the same coupler and material-handling attachment space as Pemberton.
• Caterpillar Work Tools & Attachments: OEM-branded heavy-equipment attachment line from Caterpillar, including buckets, hammers, thumbs, and couplers for Cat machines. Represents the largest incumbent competitor with factory-integrated attachment economics, against which Pemberton competes on customization and niche durability.
• Paladin Attachments (Bradco / FFC / JRB brands): Multi-brand attachment manufacturer offering couplers, buckets, forks, and grapples across compact equipment and heavy equipment lines. A broader incumbent peer with overlapping attachment categories but a wider product portfolio than Pemberton's specialty focus.

Emerging players

• Tag Attachments: Attachment manufacturer focused on skid-steer and compact equipment products including buckets, forks, grapples, and specialty tools. A partially overlapping emerging player in lighter-duty attachment categories where Pemberton also sells.
• McLaren Attachments: Specialty attachment maker producing grapples, buckets, shears, and pulverizers for demolition and recycling end-markets. Comparable niche focus on heavy-duty recycling and demolition attachments similar to Pemberton's orange peel grapples and shears.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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