{"id":307,"date":"2022-11-19T14:47:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centurytraffic.com\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:39:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centurytraffic.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"307\" class=\"elementor elementor-307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35a1e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35a1e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7417d\" data-id=\"bf7417d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-579e2bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"579e2bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d08df8\" data-id=\"2d08df8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90b603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Century Fence<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aae351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aae351\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f55654e\" data-id=\"f55654e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a01e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a01e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Century Fence is Going<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c6b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"62c6b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6gFTYRsaB6Y&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d00d795\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a0449\" data-id=\"47a0449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a662984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a662984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR PURPOSE<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277b8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"277b8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is Century Fence Here?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb64c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb64c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Helping build safer communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9f3129\" data-id=\"a9f3129\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fc86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2fc86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR VISION<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5175827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5175827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is Century Fence Going?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d3082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d3082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be the \u201cgo to\u201d specialty contractor in the U.S. because of our unrelenting commitment to building PEOPLE, TRUST, TECHNOLOGY, and COMMUNITY.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f44cd5\" data-id=\"5f44cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac9f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac9f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR VALUES<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce30d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ce30d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does Century Fence Stand For?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6939d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6939d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we are sitting at the intersection of our values we are closer to reaching our potential as an organization and able to better serve our customers, community, and each other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631c0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"631c0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/centurytraffic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/maptraffic.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centurytraffic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/maptraffic.png 567w, https:\/\/centurytraffic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/maptraffic-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e62ba93\" data-id=\"e62ba93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd33202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd33202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strong Midwest Presence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4275a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce4275a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>to better serve your commercial needs<\/p><address>1265 Hickory Street<br \/>Pewaukee, WI 53072<\/address><p><strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+12625473331\">(262) 547-3331<\/a><br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:wiquotes@centurytraffic.com\">wiquotes@centurytraffic.com<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Century Traffic Representatives<\/strong><\/p><p>Tim McChesney: <a href=\"mailto:tmcchesney@centurytraffic.com\">tmcchesney@centurytraffic.com<\/a><br \/>Jason Voelker: <a href=\"jvoelker@centurytraffic.com\">jvoelker@centurytraffic.com<\/a><br \/>Adam Jeske: <a href=\"mailto:ajeske@centurytraffic.com\">ajeske@centurytraffic.com<\/a><br \/>Drew Prendergast: <a href=\"mailto:aprendergast@centurytraffic.com\">aprendergast@centurytraffic.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78188da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78188da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why is Family Business Relevant?<\/h2><p>Most businesses need an \u201cROI\u201d in the short term. A time horizon of the next quarter or the next three years.<\/p><p>Century Fence is a 105 year old, 4th Generation family business. Century is focused on the next 100 years. The way to invest in a 100 year time horizon is by investing in people.<\/p><p>Request a meeting with us to learn more about how we are investing for the long term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2868681 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2868681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Century Fence believes that success in business can only be found in superior service at a fair price. Our founder, Henry Bryant, emphasized:<\/p><p><em>\u201cIf you can\u2026\u00a0<strong>build a fence<\/strong>, win a law suit, play a clarinet or whatnot, better than your neighbor, and above all, win the confidence and respect of your customer, success is sure to follow.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Century Fence abides by Mr. Bryant\u2019s mantra to this day providing superior service and winning the confidence of our customers on a daily basis.<\/p><p>In the early years, our company operated\u00a0as \u201cHenry Bryant &amp; Co.\u201d and was set up as a\u00a0scrap metal brokerage firm. Over time the focus of the business evolved as did the name of of our company.<\/p><p>Today, we are known as Century Fence Company and serve our customers\u00a0in the\u00a0fencing and pavement marking industries. After 100 years, we continue to have an unwavering commitment to provide quality materials and excellent installations. The growth of Century Fence is attributable to a talented, devoted team of employees and the trust our customers place in us.<\/p><p>We have been a family run business for over 100 years and look forward to earning your business in the years to come!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-467fb8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"467fb8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df6ab3e\" data-id=\"df6ab3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c876d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5c876d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"100-years\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394d51e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394d51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100 Year Time Line of Century Fence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92f9b8 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"a92f9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:5,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-bg{background-size:cover;background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;min-width:100%;min-height:100%}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner{background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:50%;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;padding:50px;margin:auto}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner,.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner:hover{color:#fff;display:flex}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-background-overlay{position:absolute;z-index:0;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-content{position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading{font-size:35px;font-weight:700;line-height:1}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description{font-size:17px;line-height:1.4}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description:not(:last-child),.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading:not(:last-child){margin-bottom:30px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button{border:2px solid #fff;color:#fff;background:transparent;display:inline-block}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button,.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button:hover{background:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.elementor--v-position-top .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:flex-start}.elementor--v-position-bottom .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:flex-end}.elementor--v-position-middle .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:center}.elementor--h-position-left .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:flex-start}.elementor--h-position-right .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:flex-end}.elementor--h-position-center .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:center}body.rtl .elementor-widget-slides .elementor-swiper-button-next{left:10px;right:auto}body.rtl .elementor-widget-slides .elementor-swiper-button-prev{right:10px;left:auto}.elementor-slides-wrapper div:not(.swiper-slide)>.swiper-slide-inner{display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner{padding:30px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading{font-size:23px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:15px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description{font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:15px}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9a72fa3 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1913<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">With the help of family and friends, Henry Bryant started Henry Bryant and Co in the scrap and salvage business, dealing in wood, coal, copper, aluminum, and steel.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9e0a00d swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1914<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Seeing a war on the horizon when others did not, Henry Bryant took a huge risk in offering to buy his customers scrap metal. This move would end up making Bryant a profit of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, a colossal sum for the day.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8d969cb swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1917<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant was commissioned as a captain in the Ordinance Division of the US Army. Subsequently, he was sent with the Expeditionary Forces, to fight for freedom in France.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7d7b47e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1917<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Before leaving for WWI, Henry Bryant incorporated the business to reduce his liability while overseas.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7aacf88 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1918<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant returned from the war and was greeted by a company board of directors, ready to dissolve Henry Bryant and Company, due to sagging profits in his absence and a bleak post-war forecast for scrap metal. Fortunately, Henry Bryant scrapped the Board's resolution and forged ahead.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-30acce1 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1921<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant was experimenting with various products including wire mesh factory partitions and woven wire window guards. He decided to change his company name to Waukesha Steel Products.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-01a76d3 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1921<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The 1920's would be a time of growth, peace, and prosperity for Henry Bryant and Co., which in 1921 would rename itself the Waukesha Steel Products Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-88d694c swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1925<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">A final name change of Henry Bryant's vision to the company we know today - Century Fence Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9db1157 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1927<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence was considered an up and coming fencing business within Southeastern Wisconsin. Century Fence continued to grow steadily by serving an increasing number of customers each year throughout this decade.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-26eaa84 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1929<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The stock market crashed, and the Great Depression set in, as business activity grounded to a halt, in Wisconsin and throughout the world. Henry took out a mortgage on his house, and funneled the money back into his business all to keep the company afloat. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f156315 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1930<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry developed a relationship in the engineering department of Wisconsin Electric Power Company (now, WE Energies). Overtime, they were in need of quality fencing in order to protect people from the risks of electrocution. This connection provided most of the jobs that would keep Century Fence alive through these lean years. Soon after, war clouds would once again gather over Europe, as well as Asia this time, presenting a whole new set of challenges.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eb640f6 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1941<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Just as the U.S. economy was bouncing back, came Pearl Harbor on December 7th. Once again, America found itself engulfed in a world war.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-afbe783 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1942<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">With an extreme shortage of steel products, Henry Bryant would spend much of the war years cruising industrial zones throughout Wisconsin, offering to buy old, ragged, even damaged fencing from anyone willing to sell. The fences would then be  reinstalled for customers desperate for protection from theft and vandalism.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6057b2a swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1945<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant had served America in WWI, survived the Great Depression, and scrapped by during the steel shortage of WWII. He was entering his middle sixties while Century Fence had reached a plateau in its current state. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-13e0c7b swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1949<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant made a bold decision to hire a dynamic salesman, Blase Zuelke, to further develop the company and sell its products & services. Henry's bold decision paid off, and business increased significantly. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3a25d6d swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1952<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant offered another young talent, Edwin Lyle, a similar position in the company as it was really starting to expand.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-57128bf swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1953<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century ventured outside Wisconsin for its first project in the Minnesota market. The company had won the contract to build the fencing at the new Wold-Chamberlain International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, taking the local companies there by surprise. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6d96631 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1954<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Soon a new regional office of Century Fence would be opened in St. Paul, renting space inside a plumber's office after the project success in Minnesota. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b49f4dd swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1954<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Bryant, Henry's youngest son, would be invited to join the growing company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a5164fa swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1956<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed through Congress the establishment of the nation's Interstate Highway Program, opening up a wide array of opportunities for Century Fence in the areas of woven wire, right-of-way fencing, steel beam guard rails, overhead signing projects and a host of other ventures. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bcf403b swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1957<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Henry Bryant, now 76, decided to promote Edwin Lyle as President of Century Fence, while he himself would stay on as Chairman. At the same meeting of the Board of Directors, Century Fence adopted its first company profit-sharing plan, authored by Tony Bryant as his M.B.A. graduation thesis at Northwestern. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3f7ab20 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1958<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The company approved a purchase of 1\u00bd acres on County Road C in Roseville for $4,000 and building an office, shop and warehouse for $21,000. Century strategically planted its roots to service the Minnesota marketplace.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-50db2c8 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1961<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tony Bryant, having spent the last four years working for the First National Bank of Chicago, was able to increase the amount of working capital Century Fence so desperately required. This capital enabled the company to meet the ever-growing amount of opportunities that presented themselves to the company, from fencing for highways to missile silos. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-080d90a swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1964<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Anthony W. Bryant was installed as the President of Century Fence.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d930278 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1967<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The company acquired 6 acres of land in Waukesha County, erecting a new office facility and shop near Silvernail Road.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-610de2e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1969<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">On January 31, 1969, Henry was pushing 88 years of age, and he concluded that the company was in capable hands so he could retire. At the annual meeting of the company on April 29, 1969, a resolution from the Board of Directors was passed accepting his resignation as chairman and wishing him a long and happy retirement.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a3a154f swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1970<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The employees of Century Fence traveled around the country in the early 1970's doing striping jobs. They demonstrated how durable epoxy road marking material was a vast improvement over regular paint, from sun-belt Texas to the northern frost-belt states!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-fbd1714 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1975<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">In Forest Lake, MN a 6-acre facility was acquired and the branch was transitioned over to Forest Lake by the middle of the following year.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d2a7c5e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1976<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Tenke again reported that a company in St. Paul, the H.B. Fuller Company, had created a 2-part epoxy striping material. The company was interested in partnering with Century Fence to figure out how to apply it to road surfaces. They were aware of Century\u2019s expertise in the highway marking business and D.O.T.\u2019s were willing to experiment with more durable striping materials.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0d0122d swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1977<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Within the 1970\u2019s, sales tripled for Century Fence! At the same time, Tony Bryant was concerned about the use of tobacco that many employees were engaged in. This would have an adverse cost effect on the company\u2019s health plan. In response, he created challenges for the employees to ultimately stop them from using tobacco. Starting in 1979, restrictions were placed on smoking within company premises. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a61734e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1983<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">The early 1980\u2019s was a low point in the company's history. President Bryant seized this difficult time, however, as an opportunity, recognizing that the company was seriously lagging in the development of its computer systems, hampering its cost controls and inventory tracking skills. He engaged the services of a computer consultant, accomplishing an in-depth analysis of the company's needs in the areas of technology and automation. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f5e1f8a swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1985<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">A young accountant, Larry Leppla, was brought on to maximize the company's computer potential. Over time as the economy started to improve, Century\u2019s activity increased. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4feb672 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1989<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence's profits had exceeded their 1979 level, and the company was once again on top.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2c0b453 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1991<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence was recognized for multiple awards including the Eagle Award from Waukesha Kiwanis club and the Small Business Person of the Year Award. In the same year, Century Fence was also preparing for the commencement of its 75th year of incorporation. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a3a3169 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1993<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">While Tony Bryant became Chairman of the Board, Bill Hoye ran the company for the next three years. Frank Both, who had become general manager of the highway division tasked Keith Brahmer, the manager of the Knapp branch to start refitting and customizing Century trucks. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-816faa8 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1993<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">While Tony Bryant became Chairman of the Board, Bill Hoye ran the company for the next three years. Frank Both, who had become general manager of the highway division tasked Keith Brahmer, the manager of the Knapp branch to start refitting and customizing Century trucks. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-de25daf swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">1996<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Bill Hoye's Executive VP, Don Lucas, took over for him and ran Century Fence for the next five years.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-922f2e0 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2001<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">John Connell, who was Executive Vice President to Don Lucas just as Don Lucas had been Executive VP to Bill Hoye, became the company's new President. He learned the business truly from the ground up, starting as a shipping clerk in the shop to running the multi-state enterprise. In late 2001, the events of September 11th, 2001 was to have a profound impact on the fence industry. With security becoming a huge concern all over the country, the number of customers for Century Fence continued to increase with the times of growing uncertainty, and Century Fence was there to respond to the challenge. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3fbd06f swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2002<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">President John Connell was instrumental in Century Fence acquiring the Fortress Fence company out of Green Bay, owned by Mike Gryzbowski and Keith Kobus, which continued the growth of the company throughout the region. Fortress Fence became a division of Century Fence.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d41f21e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2010<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Having outgrown its existing plant near Crites Field in Pewaukee, a search for a larger piece of property was begun, the result being the acquisition of the perfect new site for Century Fence in the Village of Pewaukee that same year. For the next five years, this new property was to be fully developed in 2010.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b16d5aa swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2010<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Fortress Fence, as a division of Century Fence, became the authorized fence contractor for Atomic Energy Plants in NE Wisconsin in 2010, a significant feather in Century Fence\u2019s cap as it is a tremendous sign to be entrusted to do this work. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3a91b51 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2014<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Fortress Fence became the preferred fence contractor for the Green Bay Packers organization for their subsequent work at Lambeau Field.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-664de2c swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2015<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">In 2015, Century Fence's logo became trademarked.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a388c29 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2016<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence was nominated by Waukesha Business Alliance as one of the top 10 businesses of the year in Waukesha, WI. Additionally, Century Fence successfully implemented a state of the art ERP system to prepare for the next decade of growth.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-65471de swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2017<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence celebrates its 100-Year Anniversary in business! Today, Henry Bryant's American dream became a reality through hard work and tremendous teamwork between employees and subcontractors. This story is possible because of our customers trust in us on their projects throughout the midwest. We look forward to serving you in the next 100 years!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d414b31 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2018<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Century Fence acquired Guide Lines Pavement Marking, LLC. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ca4ebc2 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--out\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2021<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">New La Crosse, WI branch opens in Spring of 2021.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ded8aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ded8aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad1a441\" data-id=\"ad1a441\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ff9bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ff9bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of The Century <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63990ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"63990ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/8GDjkmS7ebg&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Century Fence Where Century Fence is Going OUR PURPOSE Why is Century Fence Here? 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