Guild International has announced that 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of its beginnings. In 1958, Mr Donald Wheeler, father of current president, Mr Michael Wheeler, began what was then known as Guild Metal Equipment Co., a manufacturer of shear welders for the tube and pipe industry. At the time, Mr Donald Wheeler, as a salesman for a welding equipment manufacturer, noticed an increasing demand for better quality in welding equipment, one that was not being met by his then employer. Mr Wheeler began his fledgling company dedicated to producing high-quality, reliable equipment, a philosophy the company continues to abide by today. In 1964, Guild Metal Equipment Co. was one of the first USA-based welding equipment manufacturers to begin shipping its products oversees. As the company continued to grow, serving worldwide markets, the company eventually changed its name to Guild International in the mid-1970s. Over the years, Guild International has registered over 25 patents, attesting to the company’s highly developed engineering and manufacturing capabilities. During the 1980s the company brought to the industry several resistance welding machines, which are now a large part of the company’s revenues. In 1983, Mr Michael Wheeler took over the reins of the company as President, allowing his father to eventually retire. Today, Guild International is a world supplier of coil end joining equipment for the steel processing, tube producing and stamping industries serving countries throughout the world.