Wally Elliott was born a leader. He developed several passions over the years with success all along the way. One of his passions was football and his love for the game. Coaching came natural to Wally, he was respected by his coaching staff, players and opponents. That passion led his team to numerous championships in the football league. Those trophies are still on display at our office.

In the early 80’s Wally Elliott found another passion educating industrial workers on personal protective equipment. Wally started his career working in distribution, developing relationships, and providing solutions to companies all over Chicagoland. Wally married and had three daughters. An opportunity opened up for Wally to become an independent representative for manufacturers of personal protective equipment, which led to him eventually opening up his own agency called “Elliott Sales” in 1989.

Katie Stover (Elliott) started her career learning the business at a very young age. Wally could never take a vacation “without stopping along the way to drop off literature”. Katie would compile those marketing materials for her dad in the car on those road trips and Wally would go work his magic. As the company expanded, Wally needed support in the office with managing the books, so Katie began learning the ropes to expand her role in the company.

As the business continued expanding beyond Illinois, additional support was needed to travel and cover more of the Midwest area.

Brian Reidl lived directly next door to Wally and Katie. Wally had great relationships with his neighbors and treated them like family. Wally would ask Brian to ride along on day trips just to have someone to talk to between meetings. In 1996 Wally was seeking additional support in the field, so he reached out to Brian to take a bigger step up into the business. Brian started working for Wally in April of 1996.

Bob Donnelly who was based in St. Charles, IL also had a Manufacturer Rep Agency called “Summit Sales”. Bob and Wally knew of each other over the years and respected each other’s business. As both companies were expanding and looking for additional sales reps, the companies merged in 2000, naming the agency “The Elliott Donnelly Group”. After the merge, our agency expanded into the First Responder Market working with dealer partners in the Fire Service and working close with Fire Departments.

As the company continued to grow and continue its legacy, both Wally and Bob retired. Brian Reidl and Katie Stover began to take over and carry on the business. The company refreshed and began to do business under the name Edge PPE in XXXX, continuing Wally’s dedication and commitment towards providing quality products from great companies.

Our agency represents Fire & Safety products in the Midwest USA with a solid reputation.