BRIEF HISTORY 1912 – William Waterman founds the WA Waterman Company
{"Image DocumentName": "BRIEF HISTORY 1912 \u2013 William Waterman founds the WA Waterman Company", "Image ImageDescription": "1953 \u2013 Waterman designs and builds its first sluice and slide gates \u2013 The company moves into present location - [116,000 sq ft facility in Exeter, CA] Don Appling, grandson of the founder, is promoted to CEO and sets an aggressive agenda to grow the company\u2019s product line \u2013 Waterman introduces a new line of stainless steel and aluminum fabricated gates \u2013 Don Appling retires and sells Waterman to the 4th generation \u2013 Waterman is driven into bankruptcy after a series of poor management decisions \u2013 Galena National Investments purchases Waterman\u2019s assets \u2013 Waterman emerges from bankruptcy, recruits a new management team, and aggressively builds market share \u2013 Wells Fargo signs a financing agreement with Waterman signaling their confidence in Waterman\u2019s full recovery from bankruptcy \u2013 Waterman reintroduces numerous intermediate and light duty product options \u2013 Waterman brand will celebrate 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}