PKG Equipment Inc.

PKG Equipment Inc. was founded on August 12, 1969 by Sam Pontarelli and two other partners who soon sold their shares to Sam in the seventies. PKG started with just three employees in 2300 square feet of space in East Rochester, NY, fabricating metal tanks and racks for the plating industry. National Finishing in Buffalo, NY, was the first customer. Other new customers to follow included Eastman Kodak, Xerox and Bausch & Lomb, who are still customers today. Today, three of Sam Pontarelli’s children, Stephen, Maria and Carla, own and operate the business which currently has over 40 employees. Since 1969, PKG has grown from being a regional manufacturer of plating tanks and racks to a well respected manufacturer of wet & dry process equipment with customers worldwide.