DECATUR, Illinois — GSI, a bin manufacturer from Decatur, has moved into the smooth walled bin business.
Greg Trame, who heads up the company’s product storage division, said the decision was not taken lightly.
“We’re looking at our markets, many of them in Western Canada, and seeing needs for bins that aren’t just large. And not every bin in a grain management system needs to be aimed at managing harvest,” he said at the recent Farm Progress Show in Decatur.
“We saw our customers looking for seed storage, looking for fertilizer handing, too, and we wanted to keep those customers. Our dealers would have to offer (competing) products…. In Western Canada you also have a lot of specialty crops and on-farm cleaning and processing. Those create needs for segregating products…. Feeds also benefit from the easy to clean out, smooth wall designs.”
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GSI partnered with Scheld-Bushnell, an Illinois company that has been building the welded, smooth wall units since the early 1980s.
GSI is adding the new bins to its lineup this fall.
It will be offering the new bins in sizes up to 16 feet wide and 40 feet high. Finishes include painted and galvanized, as well as stainless steel construction.
For more information, contact Trame at 217-226-5378.
