For nearly 50 years, DeLong’s has provided quality products and exceptional customer service, establishing a lifetime of trust within the poultry industry. We are committed to helping our customers maximize profitability by listening to their needs and delivering solutions that improve work processes and increase product yield.
DeLong’s Gizzard Equipment was founded in the 1940’s by Horace DeLong of Gainesville, Georgia. For more than 50 years Horace and his team established their reputation for installing and troubleshooting poultry processing operations throughout the eastern United States. Building on his unique experience, Horace began to manufacture his own design of Gizzard Peeler Rollers in 1985. By the time of his death in 1992 Horace DeLong had become one of the best known and well respected figures in the poultry processing industry.
Leadership of DeLong’s Gizzard Equipment passed from Horace to his daughter Pat, and more recently to Pat’s daughter Mary. Four generations of DeLong’s have worked to maintain the company’s reputation for quality products and customer service.
Solution-focused innovation continues to power DeLong’s growth. The company is committed to providing customers — end users, distributors, and global manufacturers — with the parts, equipment, and expertise they need to succeed.
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Since 1943, we’ve carried on a culture of respect, collaboration, and sharing. We’re proud of the strong community we’ve built along the way. Together we’ve innovated, succeeded, and grown. Join us.
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President/CEO
Mary has grown up in the business and assumed the leadership role in 2006, continuing the familial tradition set by her grandfather, Horace DeLong. To complement her extensive industry knowledge, she earned her degree in Business Management. While being CEO, she also is our Foreign Accounts Executive. Mary understands the family values behind the company and recognizes her responsibility to carry the company successfully through her generation’s business environment. Mary’s two sons plan to continue the family business tradition upon completing their education.
COO/Director of Sales, R&D
Robb Murray, DeLong’s Sales and R&D Director, has been in the field of equipment research and development for 20 years and is currently heading up our new Red Meats Division. Robb is highly respected in the poultry industry and his product consulting services make Robb’s wealth of knowledge available to any firm striving to stay on the cutting edge of our industry. Robb assumed the title of COO in 2008. Robb leverages DeLong’s fifty years of poultry processing equipment expertise to increase yield and un-complicate your poultry processing facilities.
Engineer/Production Manager
As Horace DeLong’s grandson, Josh grew up with poultry processing in his DNA. He worked as a general laborer here, as a young adult, and honed his expertise at the Perdue Facility in Perry, Georgia. As DeLong’s engineer, Josh verifies that the design and quality of our products are superior to anything in the industry. Josh’s commitment to continued product and technology improvements helps ensure that DeLong’s customers will enjoy the latest in precision engineered equipment and parts for many years to come.
Sales Representative
Thomas started in April 2016. With nearly a decade of sales experience and his passion for perfection, he goes above and beyond to take DeLong’s into the next Generation of “Quality, A Family Tradition”. Under Robb’s wing, Thomas has built a wealth of real-world knowledge in the poultry industry. Whether its inside sales or in the field with customers, he demands the attention to detail that ensures our customers are satisfied to the fullest.
Gear Hob Supervisor
Ryan is a 4th generation DeLong. like Josh, he spent his early adulthood contributing to the Business. Currently, he acts as our Gear Hob Supervisor. The Gear Hobs cut the proprietary angled teeth into the Peeling /Skinning Roller. Maintaining 12 separate machines, his team ensures the proper function of the Hobs and oversees their roller QA process, guaranteeing quality DeLong products are made quickly and efficiently.
Sales and Customer Manager
David is our new Sales and Customer Service Manager. David understands what customer service is about. He has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry and serving customers’ needs. David prides himself on building relationships that not only help him serve his customers but will also have a lasting effect on the lives of those he encounters. Serving others with honesty and integrity is David’s main goal.
Being a family owned business has helped the DeLong family build on their own success, expand to new markets, and share their experience from generation to generation.
U.S. manufacturers are expected to hold higher standards. That’s why every DeLong’s product must pass rigorous in-house testing for proof of excellence in design, engineering and construction.
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