Today the third generation of Tague’s run Willco Sales. Scott Tague and Laura Tague Walker have doubled the size of Willco in the past fifteen years, and broadened the organizations scope and range of services. Reaching virtually all of New England, Willco employs more than 25 people across five states. Scott and Laura have clearly positioned the company in two principle industries: Space Management and Recycling Systems.
They have worked for their family, their employees and their industry to move from older cumbersome (not to mention unattractive) folding walls, to sophisticated, high-tech space division management systems.
The Tague’s have also taken waste & linen handling from old industrial technologies such as incinerators, to the most modern compactor/chute/recycling systems. In the early seventies, as the
air-pollution hazards of incineration became prevalent, Willco saw the future and began some of the first efforts to aid in recycling a variety of waste products, including garbage, metal, plastic and medical waste. Trash compactors, rubbish & linen chutes, deodorizing & sanitizing units, as well as every facet of full recycling systems have become a complete division of Willco. The Company has also worked with many space management manufacturers, striving to provide the most flexible opportunities to divide and create space within your facility.
Scott Tague, and Laura Tague Walker, have been part of Willco since they were children. Scott joined the company full-time in 1983, and Laura joined him in 1989, making it one of the few prospering third generation family businesses in the United States.. Together, they continue to work to expand Willco products and services, and bring new technologies to market in New England.
Willco Sales & Service brings three generations and more than fifty years of experience to your space management and recycling system needs.
IDNNA (Independent Distributor Network
of North America
Scott and Laura are founding members of the Independent Distributor Network of North America (IDNNA), a trade organization representing twenty premier space management contractors throughout the United States and Canada. IDNNA member businesses are able to provide the flexibility of independent distributors – many in there second and third generation of leadership – along with the strength and stability of a large, international service provider. IDNNA is the embodiment of “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.”
Company History
Willco was founded in 1957 by Ed Tague selling Morse Boulger incinerators, church pews and Coil-Wall partitions. Don, his son, came on board in 1959. The company then had offices in Fairfield, CT and Boston, MA. Don took over the business in 1963 when his father died unexpectedly. He led Willco for the next 35 years, turning it over the his Children, Scott and Laura in the late 1990’s.
Over the years, the business has grown to become one of the largest specialty subcontractors in its markets and evolved into two distinct divisions. Space Management and Compactor/Chute/Recycling Systems, each providing the best quality products and up-to-date technology for it’s customers. Willco is a founding member of IDNNA (Independent Distributor Network of North America), a national trade organization which is providing increased opportunities for our customers.
The strength of our organization comes from its never-ending goal of responding to our customers needs and respecting the opportunities they provide for us. Willco’s success is because of the long-term relationships developed with its suppliers, customers and employees, many of whom have spent their entire careers with us. For this we thank all of you.