Weidner

05/25/2026

05/19/2026

The 2026 Weidner Classic Golf Tournament was another huge success! ⛳️

Great golf, great conversations, and even better people. One of the best parts of being at Weidner is getting to work alongside teammates who bring energy, dedication, and positivity every single day.

Really proud of the people behind the Weidner name who continue to move this company forward and make it such a great place to be.

Already looking forward to next year!

03/24/2026

Ignoring valve maintenance could cost you more than downtime—it could cost your brand.

Poor valve maintenance isn’t just a technical issue. It’s a business risk:

• 296 food recalls in 2024
• $10M average cost per recall
• 68% of consumers stop buying after a recall

The reality? Most issues go unnoticed until it’s too late.

That’s where the right expertise makes the difference.

Weidner’s hygienic equipment technicians identify problems others miss—helping teams prevent failures before they escalate. We work alongside your operation, move quickly, and deliver audit-ready reporting you can trust.
Because protecting your product means protecting your reputation.

Weidner — the benchmark in hygienic performance.

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03/17/2026

Really proud of our valve services technicians.

Supporting customers in the pharmaceutical industry means there’s no room for shortcuts—just careful inspections, consistent processes, and a commitment to quality every step of the way.

Recently, the team completed maintenance on 180 valves, and it’s a great example of the precision and dedication they bring to every job.

Appreciate the work this team puts in day in and day out.

03/10/2026

A maintenance manager once told us something that stuck:

“We have the best hygienic equipment money can buy… but we still get hit during sanitary audits.”

The problem wasn’t the equipment.

It was the process behind it.

Sanitary performance doesn’t come from good intentions. It comes from structure.

When a maintenance program is missing the fundamentals, things start to slip:
• Equipment isn’t consistently identified
• Asset data is incomplete or outdated
• PMs are built around assumptions instead of actual assets

Then one failure happens…
And suddenly sanitation risk follows.

But when the foundation is right, everything changes.

Maintenance teams know exactly what equipment exists.
PMs are built around the right assets.
Shutdown work is planned instead of improvised.
Rebuilds follow a defined sanitary standard.
And the right parts are available when they’re needed.

At that point, sanitary performance stops being reactive.

It becomes repeatable.

At Weidner, we see this pattern all the time—when asset data, identification, and maintenance ex*****on align, maintenance programs actually start working the way they were intended to.

I’m curious:

Where do sanitary breakdowns usually start in your facility?
Asset data? PM ex*****on? Spare parts? Something else?

03/03/2026

Most plants struggle with hygienic equipment maintenance for one simple reason:

They don’t actually know what equipment is in their facility.

Over time, things change:
• Equipment gets added, replaced, or modified
• P&IDs stop matching what’s in the field
• CMMS data becomes incomplete or inconsistent
• Critical asset knowledge lives in a few people’s heads

And when that happens, PM programs fail before they even get off the ground.

You can’t maintain what you can’t clearly identify.

At Weidner, this is where we start.

Our full plant audits establish a verified baseline by:
• Physically walking the plant
• Identifying every applicable asset tied to process, power, or control
• Aligning assets to existing P&ID names (when available)
• Assigning a unique barcode to every asset
• Delivering clean, structured asset data your team can actually use

No opinions.
No assumptions.
Just an accurate record of what exists.

When the asset data is right, everything downstream improves — PM optimization, shutdown planning, spare parts strategy, and overall reliability performance.

It all starts with knowing what you have.

That’s the foundation we build on at Weidner.

02/24/2026

Proud moment for our team at Weidner.

For the past 10 years, we’ve partnered with a nationally recognized dairy manufacturer to strengthen the reliability of their hygienic systems.

As we head into 2026, they’ve committed to the largest valve preventive maintenance scope in a decade.

That doesn’t happen by accident.

It happens when a plant:
• Treats hygienic equipment as a reliability system — not a fire drill
• Invests in preventive maintenance instead of reacting to failures
• Sets clear standards — and follows through

Strong PM programs aren’t built overnight. They’re built through consistency, accountability, and long-term partnership.

We’re grateful for the trust and proud to continue raising the bar for how valve PM programs should be designed and executed.

Here’s to doing it right — year after year.

01/27/2026

At Weidner , we don’t believe in reactive maintenance.
Waiting for valves, instruments, or hygienic assets to fail is expensive, disruptive, and completely avoidable.
Our focus is data-driven preventive maintenance.
That means:
- Asset data captured and structured, not buried in spreadsheets or tribal knowledge.
- PM intervals based on real operating conditions, not guesswork.
- Failure trends identified before they turn into downtime.
- Clear reporting that shows what was serviced, why it mattered, and what’s coming next.
PM's should not be a checkbox or a calendar reminder. It should be a feedback loop.
When you track the right data, PM's stop being a cost center and start being a reliability strategy.
That’s how you reduce unplanned shutdowns, extend asset life, and give operations teams confidence instead of surprises.
Reactive maintenance fixes yesterday’s problems.
Data-driven PM prevents tomorrow’s.
That’s the standard we build around.

12/25/2025

What an incredible year 2025 has been at Weidner! We're deeply grateful for the trust, collaboration, and dedication from our amazing team, loyal customers, and valued industry partners. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

01/01/2025

Weidner Announces Sale of Fire Division

Midvale, UT, January 1, 2025 — Weidner & Associates, Inc., (Weidner), a 65-year-old provider of critical technical services and equipment in a variety of industrial, food & beverage, and firefighting and safety equipment markets, announced today the sale of the company’s firefighting equipment division, Weidner Fire, to SeaWestern. Based in Kirkland, WA, SeaWestern is a market leading provider of firefighting equipment and vehicles to fire departments across the Western U.S.

“We are thrilled to welcome Weidner Fire and their team members to the SeaWestern family,” said Steve Morris, SeaWestern's CEO. “This acquisition reflects our dedication to innovation and growth, as well as our commitment to providing unparalleled service to our customers. Weidner Fire’s expertise and values align perfectly with ours, making this a seamless and exciting partnership.”

“I’m excited for Weidner Fire to join forces with SeaWestern,” said Weidner President & CEO Mark Weidner. “This move provides our customers with double the product offerings and expanded resources from an account management and field service standpoint.”

Since 2004, Weidner Fire has provided high end firefighting products throughout the Intermountain West and exhaust removal systems across the Western U.S.

Weidner Fire Vice President Troy McBride will join SeaWestern as director of sales for the Mountain States region. “I’m excited to continue working with our customers, who in some cases, I’ve known for more than twenty years! The Fire Service is an exciting industry to be a part of. I have the utmost respect for the first responders who put their lives on the line every day and feel privileged to serve them with high quality PPE and safety solutions.”

SeaWestern plans to continue to build out its sales and services team to better serve the Mountain States region. Together, the combined entities will leverage their strengths to continue to provide industry leading products and service to the first responder market.

The acquisition of Weidner Fire furthers SeaWestern's goal of being a nationwide leader in providing firefighting equipment and vehicles to the first responder market.

For more information about SeaWestern and its acquisition of Weidner Fire, please visit www.seawestern.com or contact [email protected].

About Weidner
With the sale of its Fire Division, Weidner will continue its national expansion of the company’s Plant Services and Process Equipment businesses. The company’s focus is on reducing downtime and helping our customers maintain the highest levels of quality and productivity. Weidner serves the Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Mining & Metal, and Water Treatment industries. Founded in 1959, Weidner is a second-generation family-owned and operated company based in Midvale, Utah.

About SeaWestern
For over 45 years SeaWestern has been a market leader in providing equipment and vehicles to the fire market. Headquartered in Kirkland, WA, the company specializes in PPE equipment and emergency vehicles and serves clients across the Western US. For more information, visit www.seawestern.com.

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