A Galion manufacturer of lube trucks, vans and platforms plans a $3 million expansion that is expected to create 15 jobs over the next three years and help to maintain the company's current 70 employees.
“This expansion will allow our company to meet the growing demand at our current location, which we have called home since 2005,” said Brad Ekin, a third generation-owner of Elliott Machine Works. “The expansion was aimed at increasing our paint production rate.”
Ekin said the project will enable Elliott Machine Works to move more quickly to the next stages of production. The project also will provide more assembly space.
Support for the project
Ekin thanked the City of Galion, Regional Growth Partnership, JobsOhio, J&F Construction and Crawford Partnership for supporting the project, stating it was with the incentives offered that made it possible to pursue the project.
The Regional Growth Partnership and JobsOhio supported the project with a $50,000 small business grant. Galion helped with a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) tax exemption and municipal income tax credit, both approved by Galion City Council, according to Crawford Partnership.
“I am eager to see this expansion built bringing investment and jobs to the City of Galion,” Mayor Tom O’Leary said. “Elliott Machine Works has been a part of the community for a long time, and they continue to choose Galion to expand and grow.”
About the project
The project will include a new building at the current location that will house two new paint booths as well as relocating the existing paint booth. The project will require more than $500,000 in new machinery and equipment.
“Basically, it’s a $3,5 million project,” Ekin said.
Brent Ekin, a third-generation co-owner of Elliott Machine Works, said paint production in the current facility has become a bottleneck and uses space better suited to the mounting and shop area.
The new nearly 20,000-square-foot expansion will allow the company to improve efficiency, which will reduce order backlog, Ekin said.
The relocation of the paint operation is a strategic move aimed at optimizing the assembly process and meeting the growing demand for products and delivery timelines.
By separating paint from the existing 55,000 square feet facility, the company can free up space in the assembly and shop area.
J&F Construction will begin construction this spring, according to Crawford Partnership.
“We’re proud to be a part of this project, and to serve EMW and the community,” said Steve Bridgford, vice president at J&F Construction & Development. “I’m also proud of our team doing whatever it takes to support the City and our customer – meeting challenging timelines. We’re all in this together.”
About Elliott Machine Works
Established in 1948, Elliott Machine Works has been operating for more than seven decades. The company designs and manufactures truck-mounted equipment for bulk liquids and primarily serves the mining, construction, and military industries.
Special projects are the company’s niche with the ability to engineer and design on-site. The product reach is global with the largest export being Canada.
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Paint operation relocation will optimize assembly, delivery timelines
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