each perused different career paths
as time went on, but later teamed
up and relocated to Northeast Texas
to found Norstar.
With over 65 years of first rate
manufacturing experience between
the brothers as production workers,
management, and even ownership
in other companies. Norstar was
founded with a seasoned and
experienced team that raised the
first 20,000 square foot facility
by their hands from the ground
up - literally. After the walls were
up, investing in new state of the
art equipment began immediately
including high end press brakes, laser
cutters, and an advanced chemical
wash and powder coating system.
“We realized early on that if we
wanted to be competitive in the
truck bed market we had to deliver
a product that is a cut above the
rest, and we are doing just that,”
said Abe Harms, President, Norstar.
Overhead assembly lines soon filled
the shop and orders filled their ERP
system as the beds rolled through
the shop. In just two short years,
the Norstar facility has expanded
to nearly five times the original
shop space; and there has been no
slowing down.
“The reception of our truck beds
across the U.S. has been amazing.
We offer a bed for almost every
industry from traditional flat beds
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