Vermeer’s founder Gary Vermeer had foresight. He wanted the company’s Pella, Iowa, production facilities to be set up with redundancy in mind so that if disaster ever struck, the company could bounce back quickly.That very thing occurred last week Thursday, as an EF3 tornado tore through the Vermeer campus, causing significant damage to some of the buildings on site. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries. And in another case of good fortune, Gary Vermeer’s foresight paid off. Despite the damage suffered, the company expects to be back to pre-storm production levels within 30 days.“Rather than one large complex, we have individual
