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WAAGMEESTER INDUSTRIAL CANVAS
THE HIGHEST QUALITY, CUSTOM MADE CANVAS & FABRIC SINCE 1945
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IF IT CAN BE SEWN, THE WAAGMEESTER TEAM CAN MAKE IT!
For over 70 years the 1945 Waagmeester team has been designing and creating the highest quality, custom canvas and fabric pieces for customers across the United States and around the world.
Originally focused on the sailing and maritime industries, the sail making and industrial sewing skills and knowledge of founder Bud Waagmeester soon translated into creating a varied and unique product line. Today, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas offers a wide array of products as diverse as the customers we serve. We design and create custom pieces for both residential and commercial customers. Our products are used across the world in homes and businesses, vehicles and boats, single story buildings to sky scrapers, in malls and shopping centers, in films and television both in front of and behind the camera and more.
Originally focused on the sailing and maritime industries, the sail making and industrial sewing skills and knowledge of founder Bud Waagmeester soon translated into creating a varied and unique product line. Today, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas offers a wide array of products as diverse as the customers we serve. We design and create custom pieces for both residential and commercial customers. Our products are used across the world in homes and businesses, vehicles and boats, single story buildings to sky scrapers, in malls and shopping centers, in films and television both in front of and behind the camera and more.
STANDOUT PROJECTS BY WAAGMEESTER INDUSTRIAL CANVAS
Here we'd like to share a few projects we've completed that really stand out for us in their scope and uniqueness. Over the years our design team has been approached with plenty of challenging and exciting requests. Once we're sure we can meet our customer's needs and make a piece that meets the Waagmeester standards of quality, we dive in and create custom canvas and fabric designs that perform above expectations and stand the test of time. Click any of the images below for a more in depth look at the quality Waagmeester creation featured.
"THE WING"One of our favorite pieces, and based on Leonardo Da Vinci's glider concept and design, "The Wing" was commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers historic flight.
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"WILD" BACKPACKThis custom backpack for Fox Searchlight Pictures' 2014 feature film "Wild" starring actress Reese Witherspoon was nicknamed "Monster" and even earned a few headlines of its own!
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RADAR DOME COVERMassive in scale, we were commissioned to create a cover for the giant radar dome on the vessel "Pacific Tracker. Putting it in place was as big an undertaking as creating the piece itself.
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LICKITY SPLIT LADY BUGIf you know Portland, Oregon then you know that food carts reign supreme in this foodie town. We created a custom cover that provided function, protection and an eye-catching wow factor.
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"THE POSTMAN" ROPE BRIDGEFor the post-apocalyptic world of Warner Brothers' 1997 feature film "The Postman" starring Kevin Costner we created this strong and durable rope bridge with an aged look for the setting.
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"MASKS" - CUSTOM SAILYou may not know just from looking at the picture above, but each of the blue masks on the sail stand 25 feet tall! This custom sail was a massive undertaking that yielded a beautiful result!
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As you can see, the range and diversity of what the Waagmeester Industrial Canvas team can accomplish is vast and impressive. We like to say, "if it can be sewn, we can make it!" But really our design and manufacturing capabilities go far beyond simply sewing fabrics together. The Waagmeester companies have been around since 1945 and in that time, we've expanded far beyond founder Bud Waagmeester's original vision of sailing, maritime and nautical services. Today, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas designs and creates canvas and fabric pieces based on our customers' individual needs and their unique imaginations!
Whether it's practical and protective, massive in scale or wild, crazy and fun, talk to the design specialists at Waagmeester Industrial Canvas about your next project. Contact us direct at the phone number or email address below or use the contact form on any page of our website. We're here to help turn your vision into a reality, and often the only limit is your imagination.
Whether it's practical and protective, massive in scale or wild, crazy and fun, talk to the design specialists at Waagmeester Industrial Canvas about your next project. Contact us direct at the phone number or email address below or use the contact form on any page of our website. We're here to help turn your vision into a reality, and often the only limit is your imagination.
503-564-4824 | [email protected]
MOVIES, TV & FILMFor years, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas has been sought out by film crews and production companies to design and create custom pieces for both behind-the-scenes and on-screen use for both feature films and television.
INVENTOR'S PAGEOur Inventors Page showcases ideas, concepts and innovations in our industry. Decorative, conceptual, one-of-a-kind and prototype creations are all within the design capabilities of Waagmeester Industrial Canvas.
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COVERS & CONTAINERSThe range for our custom made covers and containment pieces is literally limitless. From a child's tricycle to a multi-story building, the scope and scale of our ability to create covers and containers is unmatched in the industry.
CUSTOM DESIGNSThe Waagmeester team has been creating custom pieces for decades. Running the gambit from functional and practical to fun and fantastical, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas can literally make anything out of fabric.
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AIR INFLATABLESAir inflatables can serve a variety of purposes and Waagmeester Industrial Canvas creates for them all. Inflatables can be decorative, fun, functional, eye-catching and great way to advertise your business and brand.
ABOUT WAAGMEESTERSince 1945 the Waagmeester name has been synonymous with quality work and customer service of the highest caliber. Proudly steeped in family tradition, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas remains at the forefront of innovation.
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Click any of the images above to learn more about what Waagmeester Industrial Canvas can do!
The five categories listed above, Movies, TV & Film, Covers & Containment, Air Inflatables, Inventors Page and Custom Designs detail broadly the scope of the products and services Waagmeester Industrial Canvas can offer. Within each page, you’ll find numerous examples of past projects completed by the Waagmeester team. While there is a specific page for CUSTOM DESIGNS, a majority of the projects we take on are custom in nature, so you may notice some overlap. These five categories only scratch the surface of the many applications we can create durable, quality products for. In addition to the five primary categories listed above, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas designs and custom creates:
An even more detailed explanation of this list can be found by clicking here to view our APPLICATIONS page.
If you have specific questions about our capabilities, your next project or would like some general information please don’t hesitate to contact us directly. You can reach Waagmeester Industrial Canvas in a number of ways:
- Call Waagmeester Industrial Canvas direct at 503-564-4824
- Email Waagmeester Industrial Canvas at [email protected]
- Request an estimate by clicking here for our online ESTIMATE REQUEST FORM
- Click here for our CONTACT US page. There you’ll find all of our contact information, our location, hours of operation and our ONLINE CONACT FORM. Additionally, you’ll find an online contact form on nearly every page of this website.
ONLINE CONTACT FORM - TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
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In February of 2017 we relocated from our original Portland, Oregon location to our new, state of the art facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. With our founding in 1945, Bud Waagmeester opened up shop at 12th and Alberta Street in Portland. For over 70 years the Waagmeester family business continued to operate at our original Alberta Street. location. As we grew we required more and more space and in time we’d incorporated the buildings around us to the point where our shop encompassed the entire city block. Alberta Street also transformed over the years becoming a hub for Portland’s now well known culture of restaurants, pubs and shops. Having reached the maximum capacity on that city block, we decided a larger, single facility would better suit our business and allow us to better serve our customers. We moved from a 9,000 square foot location into our new 15,000 square foot Wilsonville facility. With nearly double the size and a single building to work in, the new Waagmeester shop is a key factor in our ability to provide the very best levels of service and highest quality products to our customers throughout the United States and globally.
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WAAGMEESTER INDUSTRIAL CANVAS
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WHY CHOOSE WAAGMEESTER INDUSTRIAL CANVAS FOR YOUR PROJECT?
1. SUPERIOR QUALITY WORK
For more than 70 years the Waagmeester name has been synonymous with quality work. Everything designed and manufactured by our team meets the Waagmeester exacting standards of quality. We produce custom canvas and fabric pieces that not only function well, they’re durable and long lasting. When we take on your project, not only will your needs be met, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas will exceed them! To see more of our superior quality work, click here for our APPLICATIONS page. You'll find descriptions and galleries of the many projects we've completed.
2. INNOVATION IN DESIGN, MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY
To some, the idea of a family business that’s been around for over seven decades may conjure up ideas of old thinking and ideas that are bogged down by out dated traditions. Not so with Waagmeester Industrial Canvas! While we’re proud of our tradition of family ownership, we also have long tradition of being innovators who stay on the cutting edge. Our designs, materials and technology have always been and will continue to be at the forefront of this industry. We embraced synthetic materials early on and have always sought to find the most modern, durable, flexible and valuable fabrics to use alongside canvas. Likewise, Waagmeester Industrial Canvas has been a leader in using and implementing the latest technology in computers and automation. Check out our ABOUT US page to learn more about what the Waagmeester team can do.
3. OUR COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE
Our commitment to delivering the very highest quality customer service is iron-clad. Any business is dependent on its customers for survival. With a local, family owned and operated business, that relationship is even more significant. As a family business, our customer service ethos translates to treating our customers like they’re members of our family! It may sound cliché, but 70 plus years and three generations of Waagmeester family ownership show that we’ve made outstanding customer service one of our highest priorities. Click here for our RATINGS & REVIEWS to learn more about what our customers have to say about the Waagmeester commitment to customer service.
ABOUT WAAGMEESTER INDUSTRIAL CANVAS
W.H. “Bud” Waagmeester founded Waagmeester Canvas Products in 1945 after serving in the United States Navy. There Bud learned the craft of sail making and sought to turn his skills in to a family business. Now over 70 years later, Waagmeester is in its third generation of family ownership. Bud’s sons Steve and Dale stepped into the family business at a young age back when Waagmeester Canvas Products was located on Alberta St. in Portland, Oregon. Bud’s grandson Erik joined the team over 30 years ago, making Waagmeester a family owned and operated business for nearly three quarters of a century. For a closer look at our company's history, click here for the ABOUT US page.
