Construction Equipment Sales and Service For Over 100 Years
From our beginning in 1910 to the present, we have been a trusted source in Kansas and Oklahoma for equipment needs. From grain elevators to industrial tools and supplies, to our current Bobcat inventory, we have served many happy customers. Be sure to visit one of our locations today to see our current line up of skid-steer and track loaders, compact excavators, utility vehicles and attachments, plus wood chippers and shredders.
History of White Star Machinery
2019
Moved our Tulsa store to it’s current location at 12611 E 60th St
2021
White Star Machinery opened in Stillwater, OK
2023
Added 8 new service bays at our Tulsa, OK shop
1910
Founded by Albert C. Rynders to construct and equip grain elevators along the railroads in western Kansas. White Star was located in Wichita at 145 N. Emporia and then moved to 209-213 N. St. Francis in 1915.
1930’s
New elevators were rare in the dust bowl 30’s, but Rynders survived by selling elevator parts and supplies. He sold the business to Omaha interests and retired in 1942.
1944
Russ Clark, a wire rope sales engineer, came to White Star as General Manager and two years later purchased the company. He continued the transition to industrial tools and supplies, and added construction equipment.
1945
White Star moved to the corner of 301 N. St. Francis, and in 1959 moved to 720 E. 10th Street.
1962
Clark fell on ill health and sold the company to the Berry family. White Star became a division of Berry Companies Inc. The company specialized in construction equipment and supplies, including cranes, loaders, excavators, concrete and compaction equipment.
1965
White Star became one of the first distributors of the Melroe Bobcat skid-steer loader. White Star continues to distribute the loaders, excavators and attachments today.
1966
The first White Star branch was opened in Topeka at 600 W. Gordon. It moved to 430 W. 1st in 1969.
1968
White Star opened in Tulsa, at 3900 S Memorial, primarily for the sale of Bobcat loaders. They moved to 428 S. 122 E. Ave. in 1973, and then in 1994 to the current location at 5401 S. Mingo Rd.
1978
White Star acquired King and East Machinery Co. in Denver and entered the Colorado market. That business has grown and is now a separate division of Berry Companies known as Bobcat of the Rockies, with 8 locations.
1980
A new facility headquarters was built in Wichita at 3223 N Hydraulic Ave. White Star started sharing a facility with Berry Tractor and Co., in Garden City, at 3030 W. Jones. (1994).
1983
John Engels was named President of White Star. Sunflower Supply located at 1831 Southwest Boulevard in Wichita was acquired and became a division of White Star. They moved to 1815 Southwest Blvd in 1984 and to 818 W. Douglas in 1988.
1992
White Star acquired R & K Supply Co. in Topeka and consolidated Topeka operations at 121 NE Gordon.
2000
Completes 90 years in business, having survived two world wars, the great depression and the many business cycles of the 20th Century.
2007
White Star acquired Construction Equipment Sales & Service and created the White Star Machinery branch in Manhattan.
2010
White Star celebrates 100 years in the construction equipment business!
2017
Welcomed Tyler Brake as Division Manager/President in April 2017 from NTX
2019
Moved our Tulsa store to it’s current location at 12611 E 60th St
2021
White Star Machinery opened in Stillwater, OK
2023
Added 8 new service bays at our Tulsa, OK shop
1910
Founded by Albert C. Rynders to construct and equip grain elevators along the railroads in western Kansas. White Star was located in Wichita at 145 N. Emporia and then moved to 209-213 N. St. Francis in 1915.
1930’s
New elevators were rare in the dust bowl 30’s, but Rynders survived by selling elevator parts and supplies. He sold the business to Omaha interests and retired in 1942.
1944
Russ Clark, a wire rope sales engineer, came to White Star as General Manager and two years later purchased the company. He continued the transition to industrial tools and supplies, and added construction equipment.
1945
White Star moved to the corner of 301 N. St. Francis, and in 1959 moved to 720 E. 10th Street.
1962
Clark fell on ill health and sold the company to the Berry family. White Star became a division of Berry Companies Inc. The company specialized in construction equipment and supplies, including cranes, loaders, excavators, concrete and compaction equipment.
1965
White Star became one of the first distributors of the Melroe Bobcat skid-steer loader. White Star continues to distribute the loaders, excavators and attachments today.
1966
The first White Star branch was opened in Topeka at 600 W. Gordon. It moved to 430 W. 1st in 1969.
1968
White Star opened in Tulsa, at 3900 S Memorial, primarily for the sale of Bobcat loaders. They moved to 428 S. 122 E. Ave. in 1973, and then in 1994 to the current location at 5401 S. Mingo Rd.
1978
White Star acquired King and East Machinery Co. in Denver and entered the Colorado market. That business has grown and is now a separate division of Berry Companies known as Bobcat of the Rockies, with 8 locations.
1980
A new facility headquarters was built in Wichita at 3223 N Hydraulic Ave. White Star started sharing a facility with Berry Tractor and Co., in Garden City, at 3030 W. Jones. (1994).
1983
John Engels was named President of White Star. Sunflower Supply located at 1831 Southwest Boulevard in Wichita was acquired and became a division of White Star. They moved to 1815 Southwest Blvd in 1984 and to 818 W. Douglas in 1988.
1992
White Star acquired R & K Supply Co. in Topeka and consolidated Topeka operations at 121 NE Gordon.
2000
Completes 90 years in business, having survived two world wars, the great depression and the many business cycles of the 20th Century.
2007
White Star acquired Construction Equipment Sales & Service and created the White Star Machinery branch in Manhattan.
2010
White Star celebrates 100 years in the construction equipment business!
2017
Welcomed Tyler Brake as Division Manager/President in April 2017 from NTX
2019
Moved our Tulsa store to it’s current location at 12611 E 60th St
2021
White Star Machinery opened in Stillwater, OK
2023
Added 8 new service bays at our Tulsa, OK shop
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White Star Machinery
White Star Machinery carries the full line of Bobcat Compact Equipment including Skid-Steer Loaders, Compact Track Loaders, Mini Excavators, Utility Vehicles, Compact Tractors, and attachments at our Kansas & Oklahoma locations. We carry light construction equipment, concrete equipment and supplies, and concrete products. We sell new and used equipment and offer aggressive financing and leasing options. We also offer rentals, parts, and service in support of the products we handle.
