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Sullivan-Palatek History
- 1984 - Started as Palatek Corporation Concept to supply engineering services
to existing air compressor companies.
- 1988 - Former CEO of Sullair Corp. Don Hoodes, joins the company. Concept to
supply the market with a kit compressor to be assembled in the field.
- 1990 - Other former key Sullair employees join the company. Concept to
launch a new line of high efficient rotary screw air compressors.
- 1991 - The “Ultimate Performance Rotary Screw Air Compressor” is
introduced.
- 1994 - Don Hoodes suddenly passes away and the company is sold to GHS
Corporation owner of Saylor-Beal Manufacturing, a piston compressor
manufacture.
- 1998 - GHS Corporation purchases Sullivan Industries, previously JOY
Manufacturing Portable Air Compressor Division.
- 1998 - Sullivan-Palatek formed as a trade name for both the electric and
portable compressor companies.
- 2004 - Sullivan-Palatek continues with innovative designs, new variable
speed drive compressors VFD
and continues to offer more air at higher pressures than competitive machines.
The “Ultimate Performance Rotary Screw Air Compressor” is available in sizes
5-1800 cfm, both electric and diesel drive. Sullivan-Palatek also offers a
complete line of accessory items such as air dryers, filters and remediation
clean up systems.
- 2007 - Sullivan-Palatek purchased 33 acres along U.S. 20 in Michigan City,
Indiana to build their new
headquarters. They will be merging the electric industrial air compressor
division with their diesel driven portable air compressor division in a 160,000
square-foot state of the art manufacturing facility. Completion date is
scheduled for October 2008.
- 2008 - In November, equipment and personnel start moving in the new
facility.
- 2010 - Sullivan-Palatek has completed the merge of the two divisions into the new facility. Both industrial and portable compressors are being manufactured in Michigan City, Indiana.
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