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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
The story of Scholzen Products starts simply with a man named Henry Scholzen. He came west to work for the Union Pacific Railroad, ended up serving as a cook in the Army during World War I and was the first postmaster for Zion National Park. However, the entrepreneurial bug bit Henry, and in 1928, he started his own company.
The focus then was on produce and providing materials for the construction crews building roads to Utah attractions … like Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon and even the North Rim of Grand Canyon in neighboring Arizona. Henry and his wife, Mary, would load their truck with supplies in Salt Lake City and bring it back to Hurricane with the supplies they sold to the crews. As they branched out, Henry named his expanding company Scholzen Products. His family has continued his legacy.
Today, Bruce Ballard is the CEO of this operation. He's married to Henry's granddaughter, and plenty of Scholzen family members are still heavily involved, around 11 or 12. They're bringing the business into the fourth generation of family ownership. Right now Schlozen Products has 60 employees, and they're focusing on waterworks, steel, welding, plumbing and industrial jobs....
The biggest concentration seems to be on waterworks and municipal water projects along with work for sub divisions....This has been a tough market for the last few years, but they've tightened their belts and pushed through. They also do welding, plumbing, as well as some industrial, with many other options available in their showroom....And a big part of what they do is travel up and down Highway 89 taking care of these small communities along the way....
Hard to believe Scholzen Products started all those years ago with just an idea and has grown and matured into the company it is today..... Bruce says Henry would be proud to see his family carrying on his legacy through the company he started.
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For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
Scholzen Products 548 W. 100 North Hurricane, UT 84737 435-635-4441 www.scholzenproducts.com
