Welcome to the Strauch Fiber Equipment Blog! To start off our blog we thought we’d write about the early days of our workshops here in New Castle, Virginia.

Strauch Fiber Equipment started building its workshop in Spring of 1999.

First a the land had to be cleared so there would be space for the new buildings.

Cement trucks coming to pour the foundation.

The workshops include the barn where the wood is stored, the lower workshop where wood is prepared, the upper workshop where Strauch products are assembled, and the annex where we store products that are ready to ship. You can go directly from the Strauch home through the garage to the lower workshop, up the stairs to the office, and through to the upper workshop. It’s a nice perk when we have two feet of snow on the ground!

Here are some photos of the lower workshop during construction.

Installing the insulation in the lower shop.

Adam installing outlets. Those are the stairs that lead up to the office!

The lower shop, up and running.

Liz and Carol building machines in the upper shop.

Joanne in the office!

All the wood is sourced from US farms and sits in the barn.

Look at all those boxes! Filled with carders, swifts, and ball winders for our customers.

We hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some behind the scenes photos of how the Strauch workshop came to be, and where all of our products are made.

Is there something special you’d like to see? Leave us a comment to let us know!