Company History
Automotive Technology was started in December of 1982 and incorporated in 1983. The company started with 2 employees and rented a service station for an office, warehouse and training facility. Today the company employs 27 people and works out of its own 10,500 square foot building in Fenton, Missouri. The primary objective of the company is to be a complete sales and service company for the Automotive and Collision Repair Industry in the St. Louis area.
Two products were the primary focus of the company in the first year, Diagnostic equipment for the automotive shops and Frame equipment for body shops. We were fortunate to have many customers over the years that helped us to grow and expand our customer base. As ATI grew, our product offerings grew as well. Some of the big additions were:
1984 Saico Downdraft Paint Booths
1988 Spies Hecker automotive paint
1992 Forward Lifts
1994 JBI Industrial-aircraft-wood working paint booths
2000 Nason automotive paint
2000 Accuturn wheel service products
2004 Grabber frame racks
2004 Grabber Measuring systems
2005 Rotary light/heavy duty lifts
2006 Hunter Engineering Company
2006 Global Finishing Solutions Paint Booths
2007 Chief Automotive Technologies
