Company Background

The company was started in 1969 by Jack Courtney, BS(ME), University of Washington, after working for Worthington Corp. He represented many of the companies still covered by Courtney & Nye Inc. today. Larry Nye BS(ME), University of Idaho, joined the company in 1978 after working in engineering, maintenance and supervision for Boise Cascade. Larry purchased Courtney & Nye Inc. in 1988 In May 2001 Wendell LaMotte, Don Wold and Kelly Elstrott purchased Courtney & Nye Inc from Larry Nye.

Owners

Wendell LaMotte, BS(ME), Oregon Institute of Technology, joined company following graduation in 1989. Wendell has a strong knowledge of all the products. Wendell is the managing partner of Courtney & Nye Inc. and works from the Portland Office. He covers the Industrial Plants, Paper mills along the Columbia River, and OEMS in Portland and the Tri-Cities area of Washington State

Don Wold, BS(ME), University of California-Davis, worked previously for Ingersoll Rand (Pump and Condenser Division) and Ecolaire Corp. Don and has a strong background in power industry. He works as an outside sales engineer from the Portland Office and covers select accounts in Seattle area, Columbia Gorge, Portland, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

Kelly Elstrott, BS(Chem E) Louisiana State University, worked with E.L.I., Inc,. as a sales engineer in Louisiana for 25 years handling rotating and heat transfer equipment before joining Courtney & Nye Inc. in May 2001. Kelly operates as an outside sales engineer from the Eugene, OR office and covers central Oregon and Northern California for select accounts. In addition he assists with the refineries in the Ferndale WA area.

Personnel

Tony Murray, BS (ME) Oregon State, Worked for Blue Heron Paper as an intern before joining Courtney & Nye in 2005, Tony covers industrial, OEM, and paper mill accounts in the Portland area.

Neil Simons, BS (Chem E) Montana State. Worked for Georgia Pacific Chemical Division as a sales engineer in the Northwest for ten years before joining Courtney & Nye in 2006. Neil covers industrial, OEM, paper and refinery accounts in the Seattle area

Mike Ashmore, Portland State University, worked with Sulzer Pumps, Inc. for 30 years selling and servicing pumps and related equipment serving the refinery, power and pulp and paper markets. Mike has been calling upon the NW Refineries and engineering firms for ten years before joining Courtney and Nye in January 2003. He works from his home office in Ferndale, WA.

Sharon Giroux, secretary and bookkeeper, has been with Courtney & Nye Inc. since 1992. Previously worked in purchasing for Rust Engineering

Company Profile

Courtney & Nye Inc. is a stable firm with deep roots in Northwest industry. The company is well known and respected. Courtney & Nye Inc. has a professional staff of experienced sales engineers that cover the entire states of Washington and Oregon, parts of Idaho and Montana, and Northern California.

The company’s main office, in the Portland, OR suburb of Hillsboro and includes a warehouse with heat exchanger and pumps and parts in inventory.

Courtney & Nye Principal Markets

Engineering Firms
Food
Forest Products
Metals
OEM's
Power
Pulp and Paper
Refinery