Our History

About Spencer Pettus

Spencer Pettus was originally founded by the Spencer family in 1954 as a lumber company and soon after engaged in a joint venture with Mr. Pettus and evolved into what we now know as Spencer Pettus Gear. In the 1970s Joe Brown purchased the company and grew its brand in sales by branching out to cover most of the US, Canada and parts of Central America. Up until the early 2000s, Spencer Pettus primarily served the flexographic printing industry. Current ownership acquired Spencer Pettus in 2004 and has expanded its business to include a diverse portfolio of industries by focusing on expanding technological and manufacturing capabilities that better served its current customers while adding many new ones. Today, Spencer Pettus has positioned itself as an industry leader with cutting edge technology and processes while honoring its history of craftsmanship and superior customer service.

  • Outstanding Quality & People

    "Great Lakes Cylinders has worked with Spencer Pettus for 20+ years as both a valued Supplier and Partner. Their commitment to outstanding quality, understanding design/engineering requirements and meeting Customer’s delivery needs is second to none. Their vast knowledge of Printing and Converting machinery allows GLC to effectively work with our Customers to ensure their gears are right – every time. While all of this is great . . . their people are even better!!"

    Karen Mattson - President, Great Lakes Cylinders

  • 100% Customer-Centric

    "I want to thank you and your team for the work your team did in readying the Plymouth mill gearbox to ship to our Johnsonburg, PA mill earlier this month.  The gearbox failure caught us at a vulnerable time..."

    Greg Linscott - General Manager, Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill

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