W.E. Carlson Corporation—Loading Dock Equipment, Industrial Doors, Material Handling Equipment, In-Plant Offices

W.E. Carlson Corporation is Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana’s exclusive Rite-Hite® distributor and winner of its prestigious Distributor of the Year Award three times during the last decade! We’re celebrating 35 years of supplying loading dock equipment, industrial doors, material handling equipment and in-plant solutions to businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned and operated. Our experienced team of sales installation and service professionals partners with customers to enhance productivity, shrink energy costs, reduce accidents, and ultimately, increase profits. Docks, Doors & More Since 1973.

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Is Your Company “Going Green?”
We can help! Our products are designed to cut energy costs—and energy consumption—from the loading dock to facility floor. Reduce your impact on the environment with products from W.E. Carlson!
JohnsonDiversey Builds LEED-Certified Green Facility with Help from Rite-Hite’s Revolution Fan

Loading Dock Design…and MORE!

Bring a dock expert into your planning and building process.

W.E. Carlson has been working with architects, contractors and end users for 35 years, staying on top of evolving trends to assure the best dock and building design solutions for our customers.

What does a W.E. Carlson-designed loading dock take into consideration?

Our expertise stretches beyond the loading dock. From building energy conservation to facility safety, our product line-up and industry experience can increase your productivity while decreasing your impact on the environment.

Our cooler and freezer doors use less energy and cost less to run
The PitMaster Under-Leveler Seal reduces heating and cooling costs
Cut energy costs up to 30%: The Revolution industrial ceiling fan


Conserve Energy with Facility Ventilation	Protect Your People and Products from Spring & Summer Rains!	The Reviews are In. Our Renovated Showroom is a Big Hit with Industry Professionals!
You can reduce your carbon footprint—and keep employees more comfortable and productive—by leveraging Mother Nature to help cool your facility. Install a screen door at the loading dock to take advantage of cool breezy days without dirt and pest infiltration. Here’s what a customer had to say about the Revolution High Volume/Low-Speed Fan: “We installed a 16’ Rite-Hite fan..we were able to keep the shop climate constant…and found a power savings of approximately two thousand dollars in the first three months after installation.” Replace overhead sectional door panels with GX-4000 Ventilation Slats to allow fresh air into your facility. Even pedestrian, or “man” doors, can be fit with ventilation panels to take full advantage of spring and fall breezes!	Rainwater runoff from the top of the trailer onto the dock—especially with a decline approach—ruins product and creates slick, dangerous conditions for your employees. The Frommelt RainGuard Header Dock Seal offers the most effective seal possible over the top of a trailer—guaranteed to reduce costly product damage and employee downtime caused by rainfall!	Energy-efficient, safe and productive loading docks don’t design themselves! We meet with people every day to collaborate on the best solutions to fit any specification, use and budget. We’re taking names and booking a limited number of slots per day for tours of ournew product showroom. Here’s what recent visitors had to say: “Extremely impressive.” “When can I come back with my other clients?” “Time well spent.” “Very professional, so many industrial solutions in one place.” Now it’s your turn! Come test-drive the latest equipment, learn more about loading dock and industrial door safety, and see how other customers leverage our expertise to increase productivity, minimize accidents and save money on energy costs. Call us at 847.640.0011 or fill out an information request form and check the “showroom visit” box.

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