Precision Machining is in Our Blood

On February of 2013, Weber Manufacturing celebrated 50 years since the Weber and Prost families opened the doors of Weber Manufacturing in Venice, Florida, but the Weber Manufacturing story begins long before that...

In the early 1900s, my grandfather, Louis Prost started a machine shop in France and when the time came for my father, Louis Eugene Prost, to move from France to the United States, it seemed only natural that he would eventually follow in his father's footsteps.
In 1958, my uncle and dad's brother-in-law, Leon Weber wanted to join my father in the pursuit of the American Dream, but he needed a sponsor and a job in the United States to make it happen so the pair came up with a plan, they raised the necessary capital, and started L.F. Weber Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sam Prost & Leon Weber

Sam & Louis Prost

In 1963, wooed by the Florida sunshine, the two families relocated to Venice where they set up shop in the 2,500 sq. ft. building that became Weber Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. This facility, which started with little more than the 5 pieces of equipment they brought down from Philadelphia, grew into a 10,000 sq. ft. facility that housed us until 1996.

1963 Building Exterior

1963 Building Interior

If you would like to read more about how Weber Manufacturing got to were we are today, visit us at www.webermfg.com and check out the About Us page.