Several buildings suffered massive damage and there were injuries reported after a tornado touched down in Pella, Iowa, directly hitting Vermeer on Thursday, July 19.
The factory, which has about 2,800 employees manufacturing industrial equipment such as directional drills and trenchers, was hit by a tornado around 4 p.m.“In addition to our team members who were working at that time, over 400 dealers and customers were on site for the 2018 customer conference,” company CEO Jason Andringa said in a press conference. “Upon being notified of severe weather, we quickly activated our emergency response system. The emergency alarms in all buildings
