Artec Industries started in 2003 as Artec Welding in Tucson, Arizona when President Artie Nuttall married Stacy Loftfield, whose family was passionate about four-wheeling. Looking to join them on excursions, Artie purchased a 1987 Toyota 4Runner and began modifying it for the intense trails of Southern Arizona. Artie then enrolled in a welding class at a local community college to begin a solid axle swap on the Toyota and other welding projects.
His abilities as a welder, along with his creativity, soon allowed him to take on other welding projects. Eventually this turned full time, and he began working on high-end residential and commercial properties — both structural and decorative projects — in a small two-car garage. As his business grew, need for space moved them to a plot of land in the small town of St. David, Arizona.
In 2010, after gaining success with a production line of battery mounts, Artec Welding hired Nate Price and rebranded as Artec Industries to encompass a larger range of capabilities and products. Nate had already been in the off-road industry for five years and brought his experience in marketing, design, and management. He began design on new products such as Quart Crates, Ultimate High Steer Arms, and an expansive line of Axle Trusses and Axle Swap Kits.
Continual growth at Artec necessitated a move to a larger building in Benson, Arizona, then eventually to Salt Lake City, Utah — a metropolis offering better access to resources, more central national distribution, and a location just 4 hours from Moab, UT, widely considered the Mecca of off-road recreation.
Over the past several years, continued growth has led to expansion into multiple additional buildings near the headquarters in North Salt Lake. These include a dedicated R&D facility and shipping warehouse/Will Call.