For more than 90 years, Merlo Energy has built its identity around employee ownership and practical technical expertise in the systems that keep facilities running. The company supports industrial and institutional customers with energy audits and responsive guidance aimed at reducing waste, improving safety, and maintaining reliable operations across a 14-state regional network.
EOSYSFounded in 1991 by Ken Coggins and four partners, EOSYS is a 100% employee-owned company that has spent more than three decades helping manufacturers turn difficult operational challenges into workable systems. The Smyrna-based firm has completed more than 15,000 projects for manufacturers and Fortune 500 companies nationwide, with a culture shaped by shared ownership and accountability.MIDDLETOWN, OH
Onex, IncSince 1966, Onex, Inc. has been part of Erie’s industrial community and is now wholly owned by the employees who carry its work forward. Known for its hands-on support of American forging and foundry operations, the company helps industrial customers design, maintain, and restore the high-temperature furnace systems their production depends on. Its 25,000-square-foot facility gives the employee-owned team room to take on larger projects while serving customers across the United States.ERIE, PA
D&W Diesel, IncEmployee-owned since 1976, D&W Diesel grew from a one-bay Auburn, New York garage into a national company serving industrial and mobile equipment operators. More than 350 associate owners now work from its 110,000-square-foot facility and eight regional locations, carrying forward the service focus that shaped the business from its beginnings as a starter and alternator rebuilder. D&W is ISO 9001:2015 certified.CLEVELAND, OH
Mid-State Industrial CorpSince its founding in 1973, Mid-State Industrial Corp has grown from a local business into a family of companies serving heavy industrial customers across 43 states. Its Lakeland campus spans roughly 45 acres and supports more than 1,000 employees, giving the company the scale to take on complex industrial maintenance work for markets including agriculture, energy and manufacturing. Mid-State is known for keeping much of that work in-house while also sending field crews to customer sites.VAN WERT, OH