The Genie Company
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Overhead Door Corporation |
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| 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 | www.geniecompany.com |
GMI Holdings Inc. (dba The Genie Company) is an American 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 nearby Baltic, Ohio.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Overhead Door Corporation Marketing Contacts". Hoover's Inc, 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "About Us". The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "PRODUCT SUPPORT". The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Genie Locator". The Genie Company. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Thornton Heald (1955). The Stark County Story ... as Broadcast Over WHBC-WHBC-FM. Stark County Historical Society. pp. 743–.
- Jonathan Greer (February 17, 1986). "S.J. Firm Charges Its Foe is Cheating". San Jose Mercury News. p. 11E.
- "One wish left for John Gray?". IndustryWeek. November 10, 1986. pp. 134–.
- William R. Greer (January 8, 1987). "The Electronic Home; Garage-Door Openers". The New York Times. p. C2.
- Peter Geiger (May 24, 1988). "Genie, Favorite of the Pros Alliance Firm Hikes Sales Share". Akron Beacon Journal. p. D7.
- David P. Bianco (1993). PR news casebook: 1000 public relations case studies. Gale Research. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-8103-8905-2.
- Donald Sabath (June 30, 1994). "Dallas Company to Acquire Genie Overhead Door to Pay $184 Million for Alliance Firm". The Plain Dealer. p. 1C.
- Jim Mitchell (July 1, 1996). "Overhead Door selling to Sanwa". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1D.
- "For openers". Consumer Reports. January 2002. pp. 36–.
- Lee Morrison (December 1, 2002). "Opening doors: Genie expands Baltic operations". The Times-Reporter.
- Doug Manners (October 20, 2011). "Genie plant to close after 50 years". The Page News and Courier. p. A1.
- Malcolm Hall (October 13, 2011). "Genie to shut down Alliance area plant". The Repository.
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