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TCAPWA SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT By Lisa Hood Skinner
Celebrating Stringfellow, Inc.

90 Years of Steadfast Service

Stringfellow, Inc.’s President, Eddie
Anderson says the company highly
values its relationship with APWA and
TCAPWA, past and present.
“We have and will support APWA and
TCAPWA so that every city can grow
their knowledge base to better serve
their community,” Anderson said of the
company founded in 1934. Decades later,
it is recognized as one of the most service-
oriented companies in Tennessee.
“Throughout the years we have
recognized the vital importance of a
strong relationship between us and our
customers/partners. A supporting tenet
of this relationship is the necessity for a
strong association that allows our partners
to share knowledge and experiences,” he
said.
Full-line Manufacturer and Distributor of
Truck Equipment
A State of Tennessee Corporation,
Stringfellow Inc. represents quality
manufacturers of waste handling
equipment, from garbage trucks to street
sweepers and recycling equipment to
service, dump and platform bodies, cranes
and van equipment.
Anderson says the company prides
itself on a sales department that listens to
customers’ specific needs and strives to
meet those needs “with an inventory of
reliable, innovative products that produce
years of trouble-free service at competitive
prices.”
Currently, Stringfellow holds contracts meet growing requirements for customer the Company Motto “Where there is
to service more than twelve different painting. no substitute for Quality Service” when
types and brands of equipment for the Other offices are located in they acquired controlling interest in the
Metropolitan Nashville Public Works Chattanooga, at 2021 East 23rd St., and company over two decades ago.
Department. The company also furnishes Louisville, Kentucky at 312 S. Fourth The motto is central to how the
truck bodies and environmental Street. Additionally, Stringfellow also company sees its role with its customers
equipment to more than 100 municipal recently added facilities in Northern and employees, Anderson said. “Our
and private customers in the Tennessee Kentucky, and West Tennessee. ‘secret sauce’ in our relationship between
and Kentucky markets. Historical Commitment to Customer our employees and customers is simple.
Stringfellow’s main location is at We strive to treat everyone the way we
2710 Locust Street, Nashville and was Service want to be treated. We are consistent,
In 1934, Stringfellow was founded in
completed in April 1991. With 46 Nashville by W. Thomas Stringfellow, as honest and responsible for all of our
employees and a full-service 16-bay W.T. Stringfellow & Co. It was acquired products and services.”
facility, Stringfellow has expanded by the current ownership on October 1, Working Directly with Manufacturers
to service the needs of its developing 1982. Anderson said he and his son, John Stringfellow’s steadfastness to that
customer base. For example, the company Anderson, Vice President, developed motto is evidenced in its many solid
added a 50' up-draft paint facility to
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