Martindale said the company has been in Dayton since 2000.
“This is a corporate relocation,” he said. “We chose Monroe because it was closer to a number of our key customers and we thought it was an excellent location for us to be able to recruit good people, and to service our growing customer base.”
Monroe Councilwoman Suzi Rubin said Kiemle-Hankins is a great addition to the city.
“I think the diversity is good for the city. I think one of the other things to our advantage is we don’t have any one employer that’s so big that it’s a problem. That diversity helps us when times are bad, so hopefully, they won’t all be hurting at the same time,” she said.
“We’re so very fortunate that we’re still growing at a time when most cities are losing businesses.”
The company’s basic services include repairing industrial and electrical motors, and testing industrial power systems such as circuit breakers, transformers and substations that are owned by factories. It also performs mechanical repairs to things such as pumps and gear boxes, Martindale said.
The company performs work at its shop and has field service technicians, he said.
The company plans to spend about $500,000 to relocate and make improvements at the Monroe facility.
“The Monroe people have been wonderful to work with. We’re very encouraged by how helpful they’ve been. It seems like a great place to grow and expand a business,” he said.
The new facility also will take the company’s repair services to another level, he said.
“The mix of production space and office space is much better in Monroe, too. There’s a lot of wasted space in the old Webster Street Building,” Martindale said.
The family-run business also has locations in Perrysburg; Lima; Toledo; Gary, Ind.; and Romulus, Mich., according to its website, www.kiemlehankins.com.
Contact this reporter at (513) 483-5219 or dewilson@coxohio.com.
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