Distribution & Logistics
Since the early 1980, Nelson Brothers has been a leading manufacturer of the highest quality, longest-lasting emulsion explosives. Utilizing the technology of our patented PIBSA-based emulsifiers, produced at our specialty chemicals manufacturing facility in Parrish, AL, PowerNel™ emulsions have a minimum shelf life of one year, making them a preferred bulk and packaged emulsion for distribution.
With two strategically located emulsion manufacturing facilities, Nelson Brothers conveniently serves a distribution network spanning thirty-three Eastern U.S. states. Located in Cordova, Alabama, our Samoset facility is in the Southern U.S. to quickly provide products from Texas to the Carolinas. The central location of our newest state-of-the-art St. Paul facility in Quincy, Kentucky, can expediently serve the Midwest, Appalachia, and Northeast regions. To find out which PowerNel™ product is best for your application or to find a PowerNel™ distributor near you, please call (304)541.4498
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Our Distributor Network
Our business is comprised of a distributor network of companies that utilize our PowerNel™ emulsion products and advanced electronic blasting systems in their customer markets. Going back to the early 1980s, Nelson Brothers has been a leader in advanced blasting design with emulsion products and leading manufacturing technology. Nelson Brothers' PowerNel™ continues to excel in quality and handling. PowerNel™ is widely accepted due to its consistent robustness and performance across all best practice blasting applications. Our emulsion distribution network extends throughout the central and eastern United States.
Safety is Our Priority
Nelson Brothers Management is committed to ensuring safety is equal to all other business considerations.
Explosive Products
We offer a full range of explosive products from bulk and packaged, to blasting systems and accessories. We are here to help your organization succeed in all your blasting needs.
PowerNel™ Emulsions
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Power of
Partnership
When you succeed, we succeed. We work hard to understand your explicit, individual needs and have the product lines, technical expertise, and blasting programs to achieve your goals.
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& Explosives
Our customers have relied on Nelson Brothers in the supply of commercial explosives products since 1956. We have supplied over 17 billion pounds of our flagship PowerNelTM emulsions to customers in the United States, making PowerNelTM one of the most trusted emulsion product lines of all-time.
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Expertise
Our people are as trusted as our products because we strive to serve to make service a differentiating factor in every aspect of our business. We maintain a unique position as both a industry-leading and family owned company, We approach our work as such, and see each customer interaction as a chance to strengthen relationships. We have the know-how, work ethic, and drive to succeed in even the most challenging blasting conditions.
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the Industry
We seek to drive innovation actively rather than simply keep up. PowerNelTM emulsions are powered by cutting-edge, in-house developed and manufactured emulsifiers that continuously provide advantages in quality and capabilities. Our dedicated ISG leverages the full extent of technology available daily to develop new solutions in response to direct needs observed in the field.
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