In Memoriam

Bernard “Bernie” Speckhart, the longtime chairman and CEO of White Conveyors Inc., recently passed away after dedicating 64 years to the family business, according to a news release. In that time, he oversaw numerous patented conveyor-design innovations, as well as the installation of more than 100,000 conveyors in the U.S. and worldwide. Bernie began his career in 1954 when he joined his father, Stephen Speckhart, in the company then known as White Machine Co. In 1984, White Machine established White Conveyors and ownership of the company transferred from Stephen to Bernie, the release said. In 2008, under ...