Craftsmen Industries
For 35 years, Craftsmen Industries has been the market leader in design, engineering and production of marketing vehicles, graphics and industrial mobile solutions. Craftsmen utilizes a wide range of capabilities to manufacture a variety of custom products for many of America’s blue chip corporations and government agencies including Anheuser-Busch InBev, Boeing, Burger King, Crown Royal, McDonald’s, Sprint, Toyota, Xbox, US Army and US Cellular.
The company is known for fabricating the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, but also builds mobile kitchens, command centers, B2B demonstration or training units, exhibits, energy storage containers and more. Craftsmen’s sales, design, fabrication and quality teams work closely together with clients throughout the entire process of building a vehicle, containerized solution or display element to ensure unique and safe products delivered on time.
As a 3M Scotchprint Authorized Manufacturer and a certified Avery Master, Craftsmen also specializes in vehicle graphics for fleet rebranding projects. The company also produces a variety of banners, signage and interior graphics for brand promotion with array of cutting-edge technology including:
•Color Match Software
•Printing
•HP Scitex LX 850Latex, Latex Inks, 126” Wide •HP Scitex FB 700, UV Flatbed •5330 Vutek, Roll Feed, Solvent Based Inks, 16’ Wide, 8’ Color •2360 Vutek, Roll Feed, Solvent Based Inks, 5’ Wide, 6 Color •2 Seiko Color Printers 64S, Roll Feed, Inkjet Printer, 64” Wide, 6 Color
•Computer-Cut Vinyl
•Wild TA 41 Plotters – 56” •Gerber Edge •Gerber Sign Software •Digital Auto Library (template)
•Lamination
•Renegade LS Graphic Screen Printing System •Vitran ll UV Dryer •Image 5400 laminator – 54” •Seal 600 MD – 54”
Located outside of St. Louis, Missouri, Craftsmen Industries' facility covers 127,000+ sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space under roof on 20+ acres.
Awards
In 2003, Joe Helmsing was named the SBA's Small Businessperson of the Year for the state of Missouri.
In the fall of 2004, Joe Helmsing and Craftsmen Industries were recognized as the manufacturer of the year in the tri-counties.
Over the past five years, Craftsmen Industries has won more EXAwards than all of its competitors combined. The EXAwards is the premier industry showcase for the leading innovators in the international experiential marketing industry. The EXAwards honor the individuals, teams, and programs that set new standards and provide a fantastic opportunity to honor the hard work, imagination, and results of experiential marketing peers.
The competition is judged entirely by brand-side marketers and is open to agencies, suppliers, marketers and manufacturers involved in the event, sponsorship, mobile, hospitality, production, nightlife, retail, trade shows, and field-marketing arenas.
Corporate Leadership
- Joe Helmsing, Chairman
- Matt Dunkmann, Vice President of Sales and Marketing