Pedigo Products was founded in 1947 by William R. Pedigo and his son Richard. The father-son team began manufacturing three-legged stools (the predecessor to the current P-36 stool) on their dirt floor garage in Burbank, California. The all welded chrome plated stools were initially sold to local barbers and beauticians, but the Pedigo’s soon realized that the real market for their product was in the expanding Southern California healthcare industry.
In the early 1950’s, Pedigo began a partnership with the developing UCLA Medical Center, to design and manufacture chrome and stainless steel products for use in their sterile and exam room environments. These products were readily accepted by UCLA and several other acute care facilities, and proved to be the prototype for many items which are still part of Pedigo’s product line.
By 1960, Pedigo had outgrown its Burbank facility and moved to Orange County, to a new larger facility located in the lima bean fields of Huntington Beach. As Southern California boomed, so did Pedigo. The product line was expanded to over one hundred standard items, which were sold to major teaching hospitals and acute care facilities, clinics and physician offices throughout the eleven western states. Pedigo had become a leader in the design and construction of high quality stainless steel and chrome products for the healthcare industry.
