WernerCo. Email Format
ManufacturingIllinois, United States1001-5000 Employees
ProDriven Global Brands, originally WernerCo, is a manufacturing company headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. In August 2024 it announced a name change from WernerCo Professional Brands to ProDriven Global Brands, signaling a shift from a North American ladder brand to a global portfolio serving professionals and industries worldwide. Since 2007 the company has grown through acquisitions, expanding beyond North America, and its portfolio includes brands such as Werner, WEATHER GUARD, KNAACK, Duarib, Zarges, Bailey, BETTER BUILT, BOSS, Centaure, and Haemmerlin. ProDriven Global Brands operates globally with innovation hubs and manufacturing facilities across the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Hungary, Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, Germany, and the United Kingdom, employing more than 5,000 people on four continents. The company markets fall protection and climbing equipment through six brands in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, while storage and logistics equipment are offered under KNAACK, WEATHER GUARD, BETTER BUILT in North America and Zarges in Europe; in the UK it also manufactures wheelbarrows and other light construction equipment.