Ditch Witch founder Malzahn passes away

Ed Malzahn, founder of Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works company, died Dec. 11. He was 94. Malzahn is credited with changing the way utility infrastructure is installed and maintained when he launched the first service line trencher, the Ditch Witch DWP, in 1949 from a small machine shop in Oklahoma. Today, the company employs over 1,500 workers and has more than 175 dealerships and branches serving 195 countries.
 



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