Our History
For Five Continuous Generations, the Newman name has been associated with Processing and Packaging Machinery for the Food and Chemical Industries.
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| Harry Newman | Irwin (I.E.) Newman | Robert D. Newman | James L. Newman | Howard M. Newman |
Timeline of Loeb's History

| 1880 | Harry Newman left ARMOUR SOAP WORKS and went into the new and used machinery business under the name NEWMAN TALLOW & SOAP MACHINERY. |
| 1921 | Irwin and Joe Newman went to work for their father, Harry, at NEWMAN TALLOW & SOAP MACHINERY. Irwin and Joe were two of eight children. |
| 1924 | LOEB EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY was started by Joe Loeb. |
| 1946 | Bob Newman (Irwin's son) came to work at NEWMAN TALLOW & SOAP MACHINERY. |
| 1949 | Bob Newman left NEWMAN TALLOW & SOAP MACHINERY and began working for Joe Loeb at LOEB EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY. |
| 1953 | Bob Newman bought out Joe Loeb and Joe's partner, Roland Ziske. |
| 1956 | Irwin Newman left NEWMAN TALLOW & SOAP MACHINERY to work at LOEB EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY. |
| 1970 | Jim Newman (Bob's son) came to work at LOEB EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY. NEWMAN INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY SERVICE was formed to conduct market value appraisals. |
| 1975 | Jim Newman bought out Bob Newman. |
| 1995 | LOEB EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY absorbed the appraisal work of NEWMAN INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY SERVICE and changed its name to LOEB EQUIPMENT & APPRAISAL COMPANY. |
| 1996 | Howard Newman (Jim's son) began working for LOEB EQUIPMENT & APPRAISAL COMPANY. |
| 2001 | Loeb grows organically to provide Asset Based Loans (ABL division is formed). |
| 2007 | Howard Newman is named President of LOEB. |
| 2009 | In House Leasing for individual machinery is launched, first lease signed with in one week of announcement. |


















