Who We
Are
Marmon Retail Services companies
are leading suppliers of equipment and services to
retail stores and quick-service restaurants worldwide.
From operations in North America, Europe and
Asia, these companies
manufacture, source and service products where their
customers conduct business. Whatever the location and
whatever the product or service, Marmon Retail Services
companies share a global commitment to quality,
innovation and reliability.
Marmon Retail Services is a business
sector within The Marmon
Group
, an international association of more
than 125 business units that operate independently
within diverse business sectors. Marmon Group member
businesses employ 21,500 people and operate more than
250 production facilities, primarily in North America,
the
United Kingdom and
China
.
Collective revenues exceeded $5.9 billion in 2005. The
Marmon name has been associated with meeting the needs
of major retailers since the 1960 acquisition of L.A.
Darling Company, and has grown over the years through
internal expansion as well as acquisitions.
Each Marmon Group member company
operates under its own management within a sector
structure that provides access to the experience and
expertise of other member companies in related
businesses and markets. Marmon Retail Services features
some of the best recognized names in the retail
merchandising and food-service industries. Together,
Marmon Retail Services companies operate more than 30
factories, warehouses and service centers totaling in
excess of 6 million square feet, and employ more than
5,000 people.
Based in
Chicago,
Illinois Marmon Retail Services LLC
provides consulting services to Marmon Retail Services
companies.
Marmon Retail Services Companies
at a Glance
Alexander-Otto Company,
LLC
Provides general contracting, fixture
installation and related services to retailers in
North
America.
Locations: Grand
Junction, Colorado (headquarters); service
crews located throughout the continental
United
States.
Catequip S.A. and
Cat'Serv S.a.r.l.
Provide sales and service representation for
North American food-service manufacturers in Europe.
Location:
Bouilly,
France
(headquarters).
L.A. Darling Company
Designs and manufactures metal, wood
and wire retail display systems for general merchandise,
discount, department, drug and specialty stores
worldwide.
Locations: Paragould, Arkansas (headquarters);
Bentonville, Corning, and
Piggott, Arkansas; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Mexico City,
Mexico.
Eden Industries (UK)
Limited
Provides metal store fixtures and project
management services to retailers in the
United
Kingdom and Europe.
Locations: Wellingborough, Northants, England (headquarters);
Mildenhall,
England; Aberdare,
Hirwaun, South Wales; Prague, Czech
Republic;
Warsaw, Poland.
Leader Metal Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Serves
major retailers and consumer products manufacturers in
Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Products include store fixtures,
food-service equipment, material handling equipment and
small appliance components.
Locations: Taiwan, R.O.C.
(headquarters); Zhongshan City, China.
NHD Group
Limited
Canadian manufacturer of wire store
fixtures, barbecue wire grids, wire mesh decks, mesh
panels and wire forms.
Location:
Cambridge,
Ontario,
Canada
(headquarters).
Prince Castle,
Inc.
Manufactures equipment for the commercial
food-service industry. Products include specialized
timers and computers, hot food holding cabinets,
toasters and a broad line of food processing devices for
quick-service restaurants. The company’s Q-Matic
division produces gas and electric infrared conveyor
ovens.
Locations: Carol Stream, Illinois (headquarters); Gurnee, Illinois; Ningbo, Zhejiang,
China.
Silver King
Refrigeration, Inc.
Designs and manufactures commercial
refrigeration equipment for the food-service industry.
Products include refrigerators, freezers, coolers and
beverage dispensers.
Location:
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
(headquarters).
Sloane Group (Holdings)
Limited
Produces custom wood store fixtures
and displays for retailers in the United
Kingdom and
Europe.
Location: Wellingborough,
Northants,
England
(headquarters).
Store Opening Solutions,
Inc.
Provides
integrated logistical services including consolidation,
warehousing, transportation, installation and project
management to support customers’ in-house store
development needs.
Locations:
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
(headquarters and national distribution center);
regional distribution centers.
Streater,
Inc.
Designs
and manufactures metal, wood, and point-of-purchase
retail merchandising solutions and metal shelving
systems for mass merchants, and supermarket, automotive,
drug, hardware and specialty retailers.
Location: Albert
Lea,
Minnesota
(headquarters).
Thorco Industries,
Inc.
Designs
and manufactures custom store fixtures and
point-of-purchase merchandisers from wire, sheet metal
and tubing for the retail industry.
Locations: Lamar, Missouri (headquarters); Butler, Cassville and Nevada, Missouri.
Unarco Industries,
Inc.
Produces
wire and plastic shopping carts for mass merchandisers,
grocery chains, and home improvement, pharmacy and
specialty stores.
Locations: Wagoner, Oklahoma (headquarters); Danville, Virginia.
