History
West Side Industries traces its roots back to the 1950’s when it was first founded as “West Side Screw Machine Company.”
1943 – THREE BROTHERS, NICK, VITO AND JOHN PETITTI STARTED A NEW BUSINESS IN THE WEST SIDE OF NEWARK, NJ AND THEY CALLED IT WEST SIDE SCREW MACHINE. WEST SIDE WAS FOUNDED AS A 100% A BROWN AND SHARPE MACHINE SHOP.BETWEEN THE 1970’S AND 1987, ONE BY ONE THE THREE FOUDING PARTNERS RETIRED.
1987 – JOE PETITTI (VITO’S SON) AND HIS COUSIN DAVID GIZZI, WHO WAS WORKING WITH HIS FATHER AT L&H MACHINING SINCE 1979, DECIDED TO FORM A NEW PARTNERSHIP. THEY CALLED THE NEW COMPANY “WEST SIDE PRECISION.”
1988 – WEST SIDE PRECISION MOVES TO A MORE MODERN FACILITY IN BERKELEY HEGHTS, NJ AND PURCHASES THEIR FIRST CNC MACHINE.
1988-2005 WEST SIDE PRECISION CONTIUES TO STEADILY GROW BY CONSTANTLY ADDING NEW EQUIPMENT.
2004 – WEST SIDE PRECISION OBTAINS ISO 9001-2000 REGISTRATION.
2006 – JOE PETITTI RETIRES AND SELLS HIS SHARES TO DAVID.
2007 – WEST SIDE PRECISION NOW UNDER SOLE OWENERSHIP, MOVES TO MIDLESEX, NJ, AND ADDS MORE CNC EQUIPMENT.
2011 – WEST SIDE PRECISION BUYS “PRECISION PARTS INDUSTRIES” A SMALL, DIVERSE BUSINESS WITH A COMPLIMENTARY LINE OF PRODUCTS (STAMPINGS AND FASTNERS).
2014 – WITH THE DECISION TO INTEGRATE BOTH WEST SIDE PRECISION AND PRECISION PARTS INDUSTRIES INTO ONE ENTITY, A STRATIGIC MOVE WAS MADE TO NORTH CAROLINA. KEEPING EXPANSION AND GROWTH IN MIND, A LARGER FULLY RENOVATED FACILITY WAS PURCHASED IN STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. “WEST SIDE INDUSTRIES” WAS FORMED WITH THE ADDITION OF ANA GIZZI AS EQUAL PARTNER.