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Published: Sunday, April 18, 1999

       Page: 6F

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Allied Supply Company Inc.

Street: 1100 E. Monument Ave.

City & Zip: Dayton 45409

Year started: 1935

Phone: (937) 224-9833

Fax: (937) 224-5648

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and industrial supplies.

Sales for 1998: $20 million

Miami Valley employees: 35

Employees elsewhere: 35

Outlook: Chief Financial Officer Scott Gibbons said the company is projecting a double-digit increase in its revenues for 1999. The main areas of concentration are expanding the market share in its controls and air filtration businesses.

Federal Holdings Inc.

Street: 3200 Kettering Blvd.

City & Zip: Dayton 45439

Year started: 1915

Phone: (937) 297-6100

Fax: (937) 297-6106

Principal business: Construction/Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Interior construction from floors to ceilings.

Sales for 1998: $19.5 million

Miami Valley employees: 175

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Chief executive Galen Woodhouse said Fed Holdings, the parent/holding company of Federal Flooring Co. and Fed Con Inc., plans to expand its commercial flooring business in next 12 to 24 months. `We're looking for a 15-20 percent increase in volume in that segment of the business,' he said. The company, which has started environmental recycling of commercial carpet, recently added a commercial hardware and door frame distribution product line. Sales are expected to rise slightly to $20 million.

Shore to Shore

Street: 645 Precision Court

City & Zip: Miamisburg 45432

Year started: 1991

Phone: (937) 866-1908

Fax: (937) 866-1909

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Shore to Shore specializes in the worldwide sourcing and printing of UPC/EAN bar code hand tags and labels for the garment industry.

Sales for 1998: $19.4 million

Miami Valley employees: 90

Employees elsewhere: 15

Outlook: In March Shore to Shore opened an 18,000-square-foot factory in Sri Lanka, which is servicing a large overseas market and employs 65 people. The company also is in the middle of acquiring GLC, a printed fabric label company in Nottingham, England, which will add $6 million in annual sales. Apart from that acquisition, the company's sales goals for the year is $24.5 million.

Innovative Technologies Corp.

Street: 1020 Woodman Drive, Suite 100

City & Zip: Dayton 45432

Year started: 1987

Phone: (937) 252-2145

Fax: (937) 254-6853

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Provides management consulting and engineering services.

Sales for 1998: $18.8 million

Miami Valley employees: 240

Employees elsewhere: 33

Outlook: Chief Executive Ramesh Mehan is projecting `very significant growth in the manufacturing operations in Connecticut, and an increase in our financial services company as well as the home health care subsidiary in Dayton.' However, Innovative Technologies' defense business will go down this year. The company will spend a significant amount of resources in software development on the medical and commercial sides.

All World Travel Service Inc.

Street: 108 W. First St.

City & Zip: Dayton 45402

Year started: 1973

Phone: (937) 222-8180

Fax: (937) 222-2765

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Full service corporate, group and individual travel agency.

Sales for 1998: $18.6 million

Miami Valley employees: 45

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Chief Executive Wes Hamdan said All World Travel expects to acquire about $3 million in new businesses in 1999. This year All World Travel's downtown offices will be remodeled to accommodate a doubling of its staff, and new offices are being opened at the University of Dayton and Monarch Machine.

Everybody's Workplace Solutions

Street: 5225 Springboro Pike

City & Zip: Dayton 45439

Year started: 1906

Phone: (937) 293-1010

Fax: (937) 293-7501

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Provides office planning, consultation and design. Services include space planning, design development, implementation and performance consultation.

Sales for 1998: $17.9 million

Miami Valley employees: 48

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Chief Executive William Kasch said the company anticipates `moderate growth' in the area of 10-15 percent. On the heels of buying a top competitor in 1998, `We currently have four opportunities that we are looking at to grow our businesses and to extend into related products and services,' Kasch said, adding that before the end of fiscal year, July 31, the company will have successfully pursued at least one of those choices.

2-J Supply Co. Inc.

Street: 872 Valley St.

City & Zip: Dayton 45404

Year started: 1962

Phone: (937) 223-0811

Fax: (937) 223-0812

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Wholesale distributor of heating and cooling equipment and supplies.

Sales for 1998: $17.8 million

Miami Valley employees: 28

Employees elsewhere: 28

Outlook: CEO Gerald Trimbach anticipates up to 12 percent growth in sales for 1999. The company hopes to expand its operations within and outside the state this year, as well as add other products and brands. The company also is adding a sheet metal fabrication shop at its Columbus location.

Morris Home Furnishings

Street: 2121 Harshman Road

City & Zip: Dayton 45424

Year started: 1947

Phone: (937) 233-5231

Fax: (937) 236-2378

Principal business: Retail

Thumbnail sketch: Home furnishings, mattress, appliance and electronics retailer.

Sales for 1998: $17.5 million

Miami Valley employees: 115

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Morris Home Furnishings anticipates growth of more than 10 percent for the year. It is also considering opening up another show room within the next year and has plans to expand and refine offerings of home furnishings.

The French Oil Mill Machinery Co.

Street: 1035 W. Greene St.

City & Zip: Piqua 45356

Year started: 1900

Phone: (937) 773-3420

Fax: (937) 773-3424

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Designs and manufactures machinery for extracting vegetable oil from oil-bearing seeds and nuts. Also makes mechanical screw presses.

Sales for 1998: $17.3 million

Miami Valley employees: 107

Employees elsewhere: 2

Outlook: The company, which in May celebrates its 100th year in business, is focusing on increasing its service and product availability to its clients. `We don't know if we will see any revenue growth in 1999 because of the (impact) of Asia and Latin America,' said French Oil Mill Machinery President Daniel French.

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