Andrew Bishop-West Coast Sales Representative, Engineer & Talented Furniture Craftsman

The talents of our sales representatives reach far beyond their vast knowledge of agricultural processing & material handling solutions. A perfect example of this is with Andrew Bishop, our Montana sales representative, whose additional talent includes a positive impact on the environment while providing stunning pieces of furniture worthy of an HGTV spotlight.

In addition to selling and engineering for West Coast Companies, Andrew creates furniture out of Russian Olive trees. Those who are familiar with the Russian Olive know of its adverse reputation as thorny, invasive trees that outcompete native vegetation throughout the central & western United States. In 2012, Andrew had a mission to create a piece of furniture from the Russian Olive trees located on his family farm in Montana. In doing so, he discovered the hidden beauty within these typically unfavorable trees.

Now, four years later, Andrew’s company, River Bottom Restoration Furniture, harvests these trees from the states invaded by the Russian Olive, and turns them into popular furniture pieces. Recently, Andrew was featured in Signature Montana Magazine in an article titled, “Tree Treasures, River Bottom Restoration Furniture with Andrew Bishop.”

Much like the processing plant designs Andrew creates for our company, the care and craftsmanship that go into his work is evident. He puts 100% into everything he does.  We are proud to have Andrew as a part of our team.

 

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West Coast Companies- 100 Years in the Making

The roots of West Coast Companies began 100 years ago, this Saturday, with the birth of Richard Leon Hayden, the father of our President. With the onset of the Great Depression, Richard, at the age of 14, decided to set off on his own in the hopes of easing the burden his parents felt in taking care of his nine younger siblings.

He began working area farms within Wisconsin and Minnesota; however, his ventures led him to ride underneath a train bound for Fairview, Montana. Upon his arrival, he started working on a sugar beet farm owned by Bill Noteboom. Soon after, the farmer’s daughter caught his eye which then lead to a lifelong marriage with Kathryn and 7 thriving children. Richard continued to farm sugar beets until his passing at the age of 89.

Working his father’s farm, our president learned the ins and outs of agriculture through hard work, trials, tribulation, grit, and determination. This insight is the cornerstone in our company’s mission to find the best equipment to assist in producing the highest quality product for our customers. We understand the sweat that goes into growing each crop and we don’t take it for granted when a customer entrusts our equipment to handle their product.

Happy Birthday Grandpa. Thank you for making us who we are today.

Young Richard Hayden

Richard Hayden in his 80’s

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Willamette Valley Ag Expo – Nov. 15-17 in Albany, OR

We will be at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo in Albany, OR next week!
Come see us at booth 232 & 234

Willamette Valley Ag Expo
Linn County Fair and Expo Center
2016 Dates: November 15th, 16th, 17th
Tuesday 15th 9am-6pm | Wednesday 16th 10am-9pm | Thursday 17th 10am-5pm
www.wvaexpo.com

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2016 US Pea & Lentil Annual Meeting

The US Pea & Lentil Annual Meeting is coming up quickly!
Make sure to stop by our booth and visit with Dwayne & Freya to see how West Coast can assist with your processing needs.

The US Pea & Lentil Annual Meeting
The Davenport Grand Hotel
Spokane, WA 99201
September 28th-30th
www.uspltaevent.com

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2015 Spokane Ag Expo

We are happy to announce that we will be attending this year’s Spokane Ag Expo at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington.

February 2nd-4th.

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2015 ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference

We look forward to seeing you at the ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference at Disneyland in Anaheim, California!

January 30th- February 2nd.

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