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Pedigo Products was founded
in 1947 by William R. Pedigo and his son Richard. The father-son team
began manufacturing three-legged stools (the predecessor to the current
P-36 stool) on their dirt floor garage in Burbank, California. The all
welded chrome plated stools were initially sold to local barbers and
beauticians, but the Pedigo’s soon realized that the real market for
their product was in the expanding Southern California healthcare
industry.
In the early 1950’s, Pedigo
began a partnership with the developing UCLA Medical Center, to design
and manufacture chrome and stainless steel products for use in their
sterile and exam room environments. These products were readily accepted
by UCLA and several other acute care facilities, and proved to be the
prototype for many items which are still part of Pedigo’s product
line.
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Original Three-Legged Stool
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By 1960,
Pedigo had outgrown its
Burbank facility and moved to Orange County, to a new larger facility
located in the lima bean fields of Huntington Beach. As Southern
California boomed, so did Pedigo. The product line was expanded to over
one hundred standard items, which were sold to major teaching hospitals
and acute care facilities, clinics and physician offices throughout the
eleven western states. Pedigo had become a leader in the design and
construction of high quality stainless steel and chrome products for the
healthcare industry. |
Postcard Mailer from July 1961
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Pedigo’s current product line consists of nearly two hundred
items, including stools, instrument tables, I.V. stands, surgical case
carts, exchange and distribution carts, bassinets and many other
stainless steel and chrome items. Pedigo items can be found in the
emergency rooms, exam rooms, operating rooms and sterile processing
departments of the world’s finest medical institutions.
Working closely with hospital designers and owners, Pedigo’s expertise
is drawn upon at the initial stages of new facility construction to help
ensure efficient facility design and product flow from sterile
processing to the operating room. Pedigo’s team of engineers and
product specialists constantly examine and test products for better
sterility and economic efficiencies. Pedigo’s goal is to meet the
stainless steel and chrome product needs of a diverse marketplace with
high quality, cost effective products that are built to last. The Pedigo
name has become synonymous with quality, durability,
sterility and service to the customer.
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In 1993, to meet the needs of
their growing market, Pedigo moved to a new larger manufacturing
facility in Vancouver, Washington, which is located within the Portland,
Oregon metropolitan area. Pedigo is proud of
its new corporate offices and manufacturing plant and is confident that
it is solidly positioned to meet the demands of its customers for many
years to come.
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Today, as Pedigo celebrates 66
years of service and three generations of family ownership, they
continue to lead the way in product innovation and increased sterility
control. Pedigo is committed to the success of
their business and to the personal success of each and every one of
their employees and sales representatives, that together comprise the
"PEDIGO FAMILY."
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