Southern Indiana Scale Company began in 1969 when current President and Owner Wayne S. Hargett, Sr. began servicing scales for area companies from his Evansville, IN home. He soon after began selling small scales to compliment his growing service business and became incorporated in 1971.


Evansville, IN Location

Realizing the need to further expand, Mr. Hargett soon developed a partnership with his brother Dennis Hargett and the two embarked on a mission that would eventually lead to the development of a first class company. Their first step was the acquisition of a small office and work facility on Evansville's south end of town in 1972 and quickly followed the relocation with the addition of the Mettler Toledo Scale product line. The company remained at this location throughout the 1970's until its growth necessitated the purchase of land for the construction of a new facility on Evansville's north side in the early 1980's.

Growth did not stop there, however, as Louisville Scale Company came to life as a branch office in 1987. The addition of this location in Louisville, KY more than doubled the company's geographic sales and service area and served to further strengthen the company's quickly growing market share.

Louisville, KY Location

Due to this market growth and territory development, which would soon include coverage of all of Central and Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Southern Indiana, a realization was met that a company name change would be in order to assist current and potential customers in identifying the company as a single unit across the entire area. As a result, in 1992, all current locations began doing business as Premier Scales & Systems.

To this date, Premier Scales & Systems continues to grow and set new standards in the weighing industry. Drawing from a strong customer oriented attitude, dedicated employees, and the willingness to adapt to an ever-changing business environment; Premier Scales & Systems will continue to grow and achieve the unthinkable.