The Genie Company
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Subsidiary of Overhead Door Corporation | |
Industry | Garage door openers |
Founded | 1923 as Alliance Manufacturing Company |
Headquarters | Mt. Hope, Ohio, U.S. |
Area served | United States and Canada |
Key people | Mike Kridel, President[1] |
Parent | Overhead Door Corporation |
Website | http://www.geniecompany.com/ |
The Genie Company is a manufacturer of garage door openers & related accessories. It was founded in 1923 as the Alliance Manufacturing Company, located in Alliance, Ohio. At the time the company produced a broad line of consumer, industrial and military products.[2] In May 1954, the Alliance Manufacturing Company first produced its own garage door opener and called it Genie.[2] In 1983 the company entered the home and shop vacuum market, and in 1985 it changed its name to Genie Home Products.[2] Overhead Door Corporation purchased the company in 1994.[2] The Genie Company is headquartered in Mt. Hope, Ohio.[3] The company distributes its openers & accessories through professional dealers and retailers throughout the United States and Canada.[4] The company President is Mike Kridel.[1]
Genie's factory is located in near-by Baltic, Ohio.
References
- 1 2 "Overhead Door Corporation Marketing Contacts". Hoover's Inc, 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "GENIE COMPANY | ABOUT US". The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "PRODUCT SUPPORT". geniecompany.com. The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Genie Locator". The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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