About Us

Whip Industries was initially started to serve as a captive production facility to supplement the fabrication requirements of a major lift manufacturer.

Our primary function was to produce the major steel components that make up surface mounted automotive lifts. Whip produced the tubular components for the carriages, swing arms and other sub-assemblies that make up the lift. Whip also manufactured the fabricated details that required shear, precision punch and forming such as brackets and plates.

The primary structural component of any lift is the vertical column, or "leg". We have lost count at this time but we easily have produced over 100,000 columns that are presently in use in the field today.

As our business began to grow we recognized our exposure by being captive to one primary customer. We began to pursue additional relationships and from our original staff of two in 1990 we currently employ 85 people and occupy 100,000 sq ft. of manufacturing space. Our customers include the USAF, USN, Bell Helicopters, Major OEMS involved in highway construction and many others.

Shortly after our lift OEM account was purchased by the Dover Corporation, they began a campaign to move the components from Whip Industries. This was accomplished by moving some of the work to preferred vendors and the balance was moved in house.

As we recognized the future was less than promising we were forced to take our product knowledge and experience to the marketplace. Our current management has a combined 109 years of experience in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of automotive lifts.

Along with the varied custom products we furnish to our customers under their design authority, we now offer over thirty models of automotive lifts to our distributors.