Kanawha Scales &Systems is recognized as one of the largest and premier providers of total weighing and control solutions throughout the United States. Paul Bradbury started Kanawha Valley Scale Service in 1954. Most of the business at that time was serving the chemical and coal industries in West Virginia. In 1984, Jim Bradbury changed the name to Kanawha Scales & Systems to better reflect the focus and direction of the company. The company has evolved from a weighing equipment service company into a fully integrated company that provides engineering solutions for plant floor automation, material handling, controls systems engineering, mechanical design, hydraulic design engineering, computer and product life cycle programming and data base management systems. It offers portable truck scales, moisture analyzers, belt scales, rail scales, drum filling scales, plc control systems, radio frequency identification, online elemental analyzers, rail loadout systems and forklift scales. Kanawha Scales & Systems is headquartered in Poca, W.Va.