Parting Shots

Villaume Industries was incorporated 134 years ago, and it has stayed in business by sticking to the leading edge of innovation. According to the company’s history, “Villaume was the first to use metal connector plates, or ‘Gizmo Gussets,’ and the first to test and utilize the Auto-Omni, a computer-controlled saw specifically designed for the truss industry.” The picture at right is believed to be one of their earliest truss orders built in the early 1950s. Below is an example of the early marketing materials Villaume used to promote its structural component products.