A family legacy in metal manufacturing shapes Diamond Storage Solutions, whose roots trace to Emil Krill’s 1913 Diamond Foundry in Akron, Ohio. Today, Jennifer Nageotte and Terry Elliott carry that tradition forward by creating simple, customer-led storage solutions for industrial and healthcare workplaces, drawing on more than 25 years of experience in material handling and lean practices.
Parent Metal ProductsFounded in 1921 by W.A. Parent and his son in Pittman, New Jersey, Parent Metal Products now manufactures heavy-duty industrial steel storage and workplace equipment in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. After beginning as a manufacturers’ representative and materials engineering firm, it became an OEM making furniture for industrial workplaces and continues to support automotive, defense, and manufacturing facilities with domestic steel fabrication and custom-built solutions. The company has operated continuously for more than a century.BENSALEM, PA
Datum Storage SolutionsThe Potter family has owned and operated Datum Storage Solutions since Frank Potter founded the company in 1968 in his Long Island basement. Today, its York, Pennsylvania facility manufactures high-density storage systems for organizations that need to organize and secure important materials, with more than 40,000 installations behind it. The company provides design and installation support and backs its products with a lifetime warranty.EMIGSVILLE, PA
Akro-MilsFounded in Akron in 1946 by Louis and Isidore Myers, Akro-Mils makes storage, organization and material-handling equipment for workplaces ranging from industrial operations to healthcare. The company is best known for its AkroBins, first introduced in 1972, and now supports material movement and inventory organization with products made at nationwide facilities. Akro-Mils is a Myers Industries company and proudly manufactures in the USA.AKRON, OH
Kraftwerks, IncFounded in 1990 by the Kraft family, Kraftwerks is a family-operated Tonawanda company that designs, fabricates, installs and maintains storage and workspace systems for businesses across the United States. What began as a storage-equipment distributor has grown into a turnkey operation with in-house cutting, welding, painting and fabrication, serving projects from automated vertical storage to laboratory environments. Kraftwerks is also certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by New York State and Erie County, and its technicians hold OSHA certifications.TONAWANDA, NY