About Us

WBA at a Glance 
We are the only Expansion Control Company servicing the Bridge and Highway, Architectural, and Parking and Open Air structures markets, offering the broadest range of products and services in the construction industry. Our key to success  is providing innovative, quality products and engineered solutions.

Vision Statement
Watson Bowman Acme Corp. will be the recognized leader of expansion control products and solutions in North America with a worldwide commitment to Expansion Control for civil and architectural structures. We will be a reliable supplier of expansion joints and related products to the Construction and Industrial markets we serve. Based on a culture of fairness and responsible care, we will create real value for all our stakeholders.

Watson Bowman Acme Corp.
is located in Amherst, New York. We have 100+ dedicated employees working to service our customers in the United States and Canada.  The facility houses all of our business activities allowing for seamless & coordinated operations to support all of our customers needs.

For more than 50 years WBA has developed and manufactured products for some of the worlds most unique and complex projects. While our focus has been in the area of expansion control for civil structures, our technical expertise is far reaching. Today we are expanding beyond these core products and offering specialty products and services to a host of markets. We have a fully qualified engineering staff of professional engineers and designers backed by strong relationships with national testing labs and universities. Our professional operations team employs the principles of lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning tools, all supported by our formal ISO 9001-2000 and AISC quality management systems.