How The Wonder Building™ Began
As the original self-supporting arch building, Wonder Building has been the leader in arch building applications and development since 1950. Wonder Building's founder, Peter Pedersen, pioneered this industry more than 55 years ago when he met an inventor who had patented a revolutionary, self-supporting steel arch building.
Because this new building product incorporated an arch, the strongest shape in construction, it could support great loads—snow, wind, earth, you name it—without requiring any internal support!
Pedersen could envision the potential a building like this—which would cost less and take less time to erect than conventional buildings—would have in meeting the high demand for steel buildings following WWII.
In 1950, Pedersen and his son, Peter S. Pedersen, Jr., and Edward Martin set up a manufacturing company in Chicago to begin manufacturing this new steel building product—the "Wonder Building." At that time, most sales were agricultural, including machinery storage, grain storage, potato and vegetable storage, and livestock buildings.
But the Wonder Building constantly evolved and new product applications were created. By 1958, about 60% of sales were to the industrial and commercial market, including warehouses, manufacturing plants, skating rinks, supermarkets and other retail outlets, restaurants, car washes, churches, and American Legion Halls.
Proudly made in the United States, Wonder Buildings today provide the highest quality shelter on all 7 continents. |
