The Webb Company was established in 1919 by Jervis B. Webb, a young graduate engineer and native of Detroit, Michigan. From a modest beginning, the Webb Company has evolved to become a leader in the field of material handling systems design and manufacture with a worldwide reputation for innovation and excellence.

Webb's total manufacturing capacity is 1.3 million square-feet. Full service Webb facilities are located in: Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Australia, Canada, England, India, and China.

For over 80 years, the Jervis B. Webb Company has been an innovator and a pioneer in the material handling industry. In fact, it was Jervis B. Webb who supplied Henry Ford with the chain conveyors that comprised the world's first automated assembly lines. Through the years, the Jervis B. Webb Company has continued its mission to engineer, manufacture, and install material handling systems that increase productivity, improve product quality, and provide production flexibility while decreasing lead time and inventory requirements.