Bil-Jax was founded in 1946 by two brothers, Bill and Jack Ashenfelter. Their design of a plastering frame for use in their business eventually became so popular they left the plastering business and began manufacturing. In 1947, the design rights for their invention was sold to Wilbur Wyse and Bil-Jax, Inc. began manufacturing its first product.
The family-owned company continued to expand their offering of fine products until 1993 when Steve Wyse sold Bil-Jax to Plettac AG, a German scaffold manufacturer. In 1995 Bil-Jax moved to its present location on Taylor Parkway in Archbold, Ohio. In December of 2003, the current management team, along with a financial partner, Centerfield Capital, purchased Bil-Jax from its German parent. The Bil-Jax management team is now refocused and better positioned to pursue their goals of continuing to provide high quality, leading brand products to the markets they serve.
Bil-Jax is a major supplier of all types of scaffold, aerial lifts, elevating trailers, event products, material lifts and carts, and related related equipment. Their industry distribution channels include rental dealers, professional scaffold construction dealers, special event / party dealers, and school / institution dealers / catalog houses. A line of over 6000 different finished parts includes the most comprehensive scaffold line offered in the United States. Bil-Jax employs 250 plant and office staff working in more than 350,000 square feet of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corprate office headquarters.
From excellence in manufacturing to responsive service, Bil-Jax is driven to provide unequaled value for every customer, every day.