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Company History
Machinery Maintenance,
Inc., then know as Illinois Valley Millwright Services,
Inc., was established in April 1973. Although it's beginnings were small (a
single truck, one welder, two men, and tools stored in garages and basements all
over Peru, Illinois) the need for the services provided were great. Originally
Illinois Valley Millwright Service was just that - millwrights installing and
maintaining production equipment for local industry. The company grew quickly
because of its insistence on quality and the high degree of dedication to service
that accompanied every job. We continue to strive for these very same goals
today. After all, you are only as good as your last job. In our business,
reputation is not everything, but the only thing.
The Shops
During the middle 1970's,
the construction industry began to show early signs of fading. Some timely
changes were made and the Company diversified by adding a machine shop and
fabricating shop aimed solely at providing "job shop" maintenance
support for local industry. This diversification, along with some very capable
and experienced people, kept Illinois Valley Millwright's reputation for
excellence intact and also provided independence from the volatile construction
industry. Repair and maintenance continued to be the keywords for success and
growth throughout the 70's and early 80's.
The Expansion
In 1984, we embarked upon
our greatest challenge to date, the expansion of our machine shop and
fabricating facilities. In addition to the 15,000 square foot facility on 5th
Street in Peru, Illinois, a new fabricating shop was completed at a site north
of LaSalle, Illinois on Route 351. This shop expanded our fabrication work space
to 20,000 square feet. The new building was designed to be extremely versatile
and capable of accepting larger and more diverse equipment. The existing machine
shop was enlarged to fill the area left by the fabricating shop, again enlarging
Machinery Maintenance, Inc. machining capacities and services.
In
1992, Machinery Maintenance, Inc. built a 5,000 square
foot storeroom and a 2,500 square foot paint booth to
better organize our equipment and provide a better
working environment. Construction was completed in July
of 1993 on a 25,000 square foot machine shop on the
LaSalle, Illinois site. This two story structure was
designed to expand our machining capabilities to 20,000
square foot and house a larger variety of machine tools
to keep pace with our diverse customer base.
Also,
in July of 1993, Don
Koehler Plumbing and Heating was purchased from Mr.
Don Koehler. This acquisition allowed us to offer
industrial piping and residential plumbing services to
our existing corporate customers as well as expanding
into the area of residential services. The plumbing shop
consists of approximately 6,500 square feet of space at 4015 Progress Blvd., Peru, Illinois.
Dividing
Operations
In
January of 1998, in order to provide to our customers a
"high value" as well as outstanding all around
service, we divided our operation into three completely
separate entities. Machinery Maintenance, Inc. will
remain as our machine shop,
On
Site Repair Services, Inc. will handle all
"field" services and
Valley
Fabrication, Inc. will become our steel fabrication
facility. We feel this reorganization will allow us to
contain costs as well as provide even better service to
our customers in the future.
Room
for Expansion
In
1998, we purchased a 6,000 square foot building to house
our field service group. The building, located at 340 N.
30th Road has it's own storeroom, office and fabrication
shop area. With over 2 acres of storage lot, we have
plenty of room for expansion and storage of our
specialty equipment.
In
1999, we expanded Valley
Fabrication, Inc.'s capabilities with the addition
of a 6,250 square foot addition. This bay will house raw
material and saws to streamline our "front
end" processing and open up a larger fabricating
area within our original shop.
In 2001, we completed construction on a 6,750 square foot storage facility at 2977 East 350th Road, LaSalle, Illinois. This additional space will be utilized for rolling stock storage as well as jigs, fixtures and customer inventoried parts and equipment.
Mission
Statement
We will constantly strive to give our customers the
highest value materials and services in the most timely
manner possible. Our professional and dedicated
workforce is committed to meet the needs of our
customers now and in the future.
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