GOMACO Corporation purchases facility in Spencer, Iowa

Ida Grove, IA, USA – GOMACO Corporation is proud to announce the purchase of all assets of Godbersen Metal Works (GMetal) in Spencer, Iowa, effective Monday, March 31, 2025. The purchase includes the GMetal facility, equipment and land, with GOMACO offering employment to and retaining current employees.

GOMACO has been looking to add additional equipment, processes and trained staffing, and had worked with GMetal on other welding and fabrication projects. The purchase allows GOMACO to expand their production and manufacturing capacity to further meet the increased demand of the global market for slipform concrete construction equipment.

Currently 15 people are employed at the GMetal facility in Spencer. GMetal was a contract manufacturer that offered solutions for OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer). They provided laser cutting, bending, welding, assembly, a powder-coat paint line, and other manufacturing specialty services.

GOMACO Corporation (www.gomaco.com) is the worldwide leader in concrete construction equipment with headquarters in Ida Grove, Iowa, USA, and our subsidiary GOMACO International Limited located in the UK. GOMACO equipment will slipform concrete streets and highways, airport runways, curb and gutter, sidewalks and recreational trails, farm roads, animal sheds, concrete safety barrier, bridge parapet, slab track for rails, tunnels, irrigation canals and dams. Support equipment includes grade trimmers, material handling placers, concrete placer/spreaders, and concrete surface texturing and curing machines. The company also offers a range of equipment to finish flat slabs, bridge decks, and slopes. GOMACO will consult on unique concrete paving applications and in turn develop suitable equipment. Products are offered through a worldwide distributor network for local sales, parts, and service expertise.

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Pictured: Donavon Speers (HR Manager, GOMACO Corporation/Bobalee Hydraulics); Joanne Follon (Business Retention & Workforce Partnership Coordinator, Iowa Lakes Corridor); Dan Soellner (General Manager, GOMACO Corporation/Bobalee Hydraulics); Sean Benner (Manufacturing Engineering Manager, GOMACO Corporation)

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For more information, contact:
Kelly Krueger
kkrueger@gomaco.com
GOMACO Corporation
121 E State Highway 175, Ida Grove, Iowa USA 51445
Telephone: 712-364-4763
www.gomaco.com