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Ramco Electric Motors
finds room to grow
Company’s purchase of a new facility in Greenville provides room for
expansion
GREENVILLE- Ramco Electric Motors will shortly be getting a new home in
Greenville. The company has announced its purchase of the former
Timmerman Truss facility in Greenville’s industrial Park at 5763
Jaysville-St. Johns road and expects to shortly begin the
relocation process. Currently, Ramco resides at 1355 Sater Street
in Greenville.
Ramco officials say that the move is necessary to improve work flow in
its facility and add space. The changes will eventually allow the
24-yr-old Greenville mainstays to service new customers and new product
lines. Company Owner & President Dave Dunaway projects
eventual creation of new jobs along with the company’s growth. Ramco
will also be maintaining its existing workforce of 45 employees after
the move.
The Timmerman building purchase culminates a lengthy search process for
a new facility. According to Dunaway, the strengths of the new
site include better proximity to county highways, higher ceiling
heights, and room to grow.
“There’s a lot of acreage that comes along with the facility,”
explained Dunaway. “Previously, we were a bit landlocked. The new
location allows a lot of flexibility and options in the coming years.”
Dunaway added that the company is excited to be moving from a 30,000
square foot building to the newer 67,000 square foot space. Renovation
work at the site will also shortly bring the facilities’ available
office space up to approximately 9,000 square feet.
“We need that space to bring on more engineers as well as personnel in
quality, materials control, and in production,” he explained.
Ramco manufactures electric motors and related components for use in a
variety of industries. Greenville officials say it’s the kind of
company they are glad to see experiencing growth.
“The company has shown the ability to evolve over time as they have
moved from supplying the food industry to aerospace and defense and,
more recently, into alternative energy,” said Greenville Mayor Mike
Bowers. “They are adaptable, well run, and exactly the kind of company
we want to grow right here in Greenville.”
Dunaway expressed similar thoughts about Ramco’s recommitment to the
local area.
“Working throughout this process with the city and county economic
development teams has been a great experience. They’ve shown a
commitment to partnering with the business community and I look forward
to working together in the future,” he stated.
“Obviously, it’s great for the local partnership to get to be a part of
yet another company’s expansion project,” stated Darke County Economic
Development Director Marc Saluk. “We are extremely fortunate to have
the type of companies we do here in Darke County. You read negatives
about the economy all the time and yet, local business moves forward.
They’ve planned well and we will all benefit because of this.”
Ramco Electric Motors, Inc. is a quality certified establishment for
the manufacture of special electric motors, stators, cast aluminum
& copper rotors, rotor & shaft assemblies, armatures &
field yokes for use in industrial, military, and aerospace
applications. They are a one-stop build-to-print shop for all processes
required to build motors. Ramco was founded in Gettysburg on
January 1, 1987 by Dunaway’s father, Louis R. Dunaway. The company
moved to Greenville in 1988.
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