By David Falchek (Staff Writer)
Published: September 16, 2011
OLYPHANT – A New England truck parts remanufacturer opened a facility in the Midvalley that will employ 10 people within a year.
The Enfield, Conn.-based Camerota Truck Parts leased 5,016 square feet of space at 1155 Mid Valley Drive, a building operated by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services. The Northeast Pennsylvania presence is the eighth branch for the company that remanufactures truck drive-trains.
Camerota officials have been looking to the Scranton area as an expansion opportunity for a long time, said Jacki Tamayo, human resources director for the company. Its closest branch is in Trenton, N.J.
“The truck traffic in that area is phenomenal,” she said. “We wanted to be in the Scranton area for a long time and are very happy.”
The company provides its remanufactured drive trains and differentials to independent repair shops and fleet operators of trucks of all sizes. Through its branches, it offers delivery and customer support.
Jim Hilsher, vice president at Mericle, coordinated the lease with Ellen Ranieri of Hinerfeld Commercial Realty, who represented Camerota.
Mr. Hilsher said Camerota will be the sixth tenant in the 60,000-square-foot building, which Mericle built in 2000.
Camerota is a family-owned business founded in 1960. The company employs 180 in its factory and eight branches.
This year, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association named Camerota the heavy duty remanufacturer of the year.
