History
Marcone was established in St. Louis, Missouri in 1932 during the Great
Depression. Our company founder, Harry Markow (1890-1975), began the business as
a door-to-door salesman for rebuilt vacuum cleaners before moving into washer
and dryer parts during World War II.
In 1946 Harry’s son, Norman (Bud) Markow, joined the firm and continued
the company’s tradition of success. From Harry and Bud to Mitchell Markow in
1974, the company expanded with a combination of organic growth, acquisition,
and dedication to customer service.
Mitchell’s philosophy of providing employees with the best in regard to
work environment, benefits and job security served the company well as Marcone
Appliance Parts continued to grow and gain respect as an industry leader.
In 1999, Mitchell assumed the title of CEO and named then Vice
President of Technologies, Jim Souers, President and COO. Jim’s 20 years with
Marcone included responsibilities in accounting, operations, inventory,
marketing and technology. Having developed SwiftLink™ as the industry’s premier
integrated business software solution and having led the creation of a Marcone
technology infrastructure second to none, Jim had an excellent background for
the job that lay ahead.
Over the past few years the company’s Property Maintenance, Cooling and
Heating markets have grown substantially. To better reflect the diversity of
markets now being serviced the name was changed in 2008 to Marcone Supply
Company.
The foundation of Marcone’s success remains in the belief that “Good
people make a Great Company!”. The company’s reputation as the industry’s most
innovative and technologically advanced is continually nourished by a simple
philosophy of:
- Focus
- Have Fun
- Argue with Facts
- Significance of Impact
- Constant Change & Improvement
The ultimate vision for Marcone Supply is to do “Good Business with
Good Customers and Good Vendors”. We are committed to providing solutions for
our customers and vendors that make the distribution and supply chain a win/win
situation for all involved.
