FORWARD MOTION

HISTORY P&H begins manufacturing its

own products, having grown
Jim Hicks expands the into a major supplier of
P&H (after founders, George Paikos & shopping cart wheels and casters
company product line to
Jim Hicks) begins operations in Los to the retail industry. In deference to
include casters and wheels,
Angeles, California selling specialty the knowledge gained to take the
selling to supermarkets.
fasteners and metal hardware. step to become a manufacturer, the
company branded its products with
1969 1975 the name given to its rst
injection molding plant
PolyU. Even today,
P&H products still
The wheel revolution at P&H bear the PolyU
The new wheels are an Casters comes when Jim Hicks stamp.
overwhelming success and introduces the rst ever liquid die

begin to inltrate grocery
stores all over the U.S.
Jim Hicks polyurethane
shopping cart wheels are now
being used in countries all
over the globe.
1980
cast Polyurethane shopping cart
wheel to the market. These
innovative wheels replaced the
retail industrys standard black
rubber shopping cart wheels that
wear out quickly and left unsightly
black marks on store floors.

1982 1981

P&H introduces the

rst friction
shopping wheel
that automatically
1984

P&H adds
slows shopping P&H relocates its dedicated
carts. Shoppers manufacturing contract
with new cars are operations to manufacturing in
grateful! Texas, and expands the product line to include China, expanding its
wheels and casters that would t a broad range capacity to meet the
of retail equipment applications. growing demand for
its products in the US
1992 1996 retail market.
1998

P&H further expands its product line

to include material handling wheels
and casters for the logistics, material David Hicks, son
handling and distribution P&H ventures into
of Jim Hicks, is
industries. international
named President of
markets in Europe.
P&H Casters Company.

2002 2000
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P&H introduces their line of

High Temperature wheels and
P&H continues to
casters for the food service
QA/QC P&H expands its
grow in the retail engineering and design
sector, improving industry. With these wheels, capabilities and expands its
its products year bakeries and food service QA/QC department
after year. operations can take racks from in the US.
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freezer to oven and back again!

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2005 2006
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Awarded patent
P&H expands its
7,011,317 for
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Texas operations
P&H PolyU line
and opens 44,000
of wheels.
sq. ft. warehouse
2007

facility and
corporate ofces.

Jesse Peltier is named P&H adds regional sales

Vice President of Sales in the US northeast and
worldwide. Midwest

2009 2008

P&H introduces its

P&H unveils the Super Wheel.
travelator shopping
Made from a proprietary rubber
trolley wheels to
compound, this wheel is the most
address the needs of
2010

abrasion resistant shopping cart

its international
wheel ever introduced to the
customers in regions
market. Retailers everywhere
like Australia and
rejoice that wheels with flat spots
Latin America.
will soon become a part of history.
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2011 2012
P&H increases their
online presence with
new website.

P&H opens
U.S. east
coast
distribution
P&H
center to Jesse Peltier takes a position P&H shows off its new expands
provide better service and lower in the company and metric product line at its territorial
transportation costs for its customers becomes a partner in P&H. Euroshop in Dusseldorf, sales
in the U.S. east coast states. Germany. representation
with a dedicated
2015 2013 sales manager for Latin
P&H launches new America and Mexico.
David Hicks becomes CEO and Jesse
institutional line of
Peltier, VP of Sales is named President
products to further
P&H impressive growth is driven by its
expand their
dedication to delivering the best
product offerings
customer service possible.
to customers in
2016

retail, hospitality,
food service and
other commercial
and light industrial P&H future: Continue to be the #1
applications. supplier of wheels and casters to the
US retail industry