Watry History
Watry Industries was founded by the late Nic Watry and his wife, Emelyne, in Campbellsport, Wisconsin in 1957. At that time, Nic had already established a reputation as one of the foremost engineers of his time in the design and production of permanent mold aluminum castings.
As most start-up companies do, Watry began with a few employees in a garage-size facility. A year later, Earl and Celeste Hammett, Nic's daughter and son-in-law, joined the business. Mr. Watry single-handedly functioned as the Engineering, Production and Financial departments; Mr. Hammett was the Sales Department and Celeste and Emelyne performed the accounting functions. Through the determination, hard work and will to succeed of these two couples, Watry outgrew its Campbellsport facility. Late in 1959, the need for more manufacturing space, more skilled employees and better access to utilities led them to the current site in Sheboygan.
Since then, Watry has grown from a 35,000 square foot plant employing 15 people to a 271,800 square foot plant employing over 225 people. Each of the three CEOs Watry has had since its inception has contributed to the success of the organization in their own way. Nic Watry provided engineering expertise, the foundation and continued basis of our success. The late Earl Hammett provided the drive for increased sales and growth. Michael Hammett, Earl and Celeste's son and our current CEO, has firmly established the technology, quality and single-source philosophies we practice today.
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