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Eakes Office Solutions announced Monday the purchase of Miller Office Products in Sidney.
North Platte - Eakes Office Solutions announced Monday it has purchased Miller Office Products of Sidney.
Miller Office Products has been locally owned and operated since 1987, serving the office product needs of businesses in Sidney and surrounding areas.
"We are thankful to everyone for their patronage and support over the last 32 years and have enjoyed working closely with area businesses," said Tim Miller, owner of Miller Office Products. "My wife Dixie and I have determined that this is the right time to sell our business to Eakes Office Solutions. We are now looking forward to enjoying time with our family and traveling."
Kevin Hafer, Managing Partner at Eakes Office Solutions, commended the Millers for their business approach.
"Tim and Dixie ran their business on the same principles as Eakes: providing quality products, reliable service and a high level of customer care," Hafer said. "We look forward to continuing that tradition."
As part of Eakes Office Solutions' continued growth, the acquisition of Miller Office Products will broaden Eakes' services into the Nebraska panhandle and strengthen business relationships in the area.
Eakes Business Solutions started business in 1945 when Howard Eakes started a machine sales and service business in Grand Island called Office Equipment Company, according to the Eakes website. The then, the company has grown into one of the largest independently-owned office products dealings in the Midwest. The company has locations from the Nebraska-Iowa stateline to McCook, North Platte and now Sidney. The company lists 12 locations in addition to a distribution center, sales office and warehouse.
Eakes Business Solutions has won numerous awards, including the Ricoh National Award of Excellence in 2018, the Sharp Hyakuman Kai Elite Award in 2017-2018, Elite Dealer 2018 by enxMagazine, and is the founding member of Pinnacle Affiliates, a buying group of the largest office products dealers in the US.
Tim and Dixie Miller purchased Sidney Office Supply in 1987. The name was changed to Miller Office Products in 1988. The business was originally located at 103 Illinois St. and later moved to the present address, 934 Illinois St.
Reader Comments(1)
BSelzer writes:
Sad to see the sale of Miller Office Products to an out-of-town owner. Miller bought the Sidney Office Supply business from my parents, Mike and Jo Selzer. They operated their store from the mid-1960's to the early 1990's and were pleased a local bought the store from them.
05/02/2019, 9:26 am