MDNA Member Spotlight: Machine Tool Emporium

You can chart a company’s growth in many ways: sales volume, market share, units shipped, web traffic, year-over-year, month-over-month, etc. 
 
But at Machine Tool Emporium, LLC, the preferred unit of measurement is square feet.
 
In January of this year, Machine Tool Emporium moved into new, purpose-built quarters in LaGrange, Ky., northwest of Louisville. The structure encloses 18,000 square feet — all air-conditioned and heated, and more than six times the area of the company’s original, rented quarters near the Louisville airport.
 
“This is not some little warehouse,” said Mark Coxon, Machine Tool Emporium’s managing partner, and the MDNA’s Ohio Valley Chapter chairman and national Board representative. “This is a very professional atmosphere, where we can have machines of all sizes on display.”
 
Machine Tool Emporium opened for business five years ago and, while Coxon said it still specializes in  CNC chip cutting units, now handles an array of used machinery from lathes to punches and presses, saws and shears.
 
"We dabble in pretty much everything,” he summarized.
 
From the outset, his business has enjoyed what Coxon calls “quite a growth curve.” It soon became obvious that to continue on that trajectory would require more space.  When he located a six-acre tract for sale in LaGrange, he didn’t hesitate.
 
“We decided if we’re going to do it we’d better do it now, before we see 7- or 8-percent interest rates,” he recalls. The business offices, warehouse, and showroom were mapped out in a building that features foot-thick reinforced concrete floors to handle the  weight of the wares. Ground was broken in August 2022 and the Emporium opened its new doors five months later.
 
The additional square-footage is quickly being put to good use. Just a few months into its new surroundings, Machine Tool Emporium has shipped machinery throughout North America and as far away as India.  And the prospect future growth doesn’t concern Coxon like it did a couple of years ago.
 
"We have room on our land now for another 18,000 square feet,” he notes, with a smile.

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