| Type | Subsidiary of Overhead Door Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Garage door openers |
| Founded | 1923 as Alliance Marketing Company |
| Headquarters | Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Area served | United States and Canada |
| Key people | Dennis Stone, President and CEO[1] |
| Parent | Overhead Door Corporation |
| Website | http://www.geniecompany.com/ |
The Genie Company is a brand of a Garage door openers company and a subsidiary of Overhead Door Corporation. It was founded in 1923, and known as the Alliance Manufacturing Company, the company produced a broad line of consumer, industrial and military products.[2] In May 1954, the Alliance Manufacturing Company first produced its own garage opener unit genie.[2] In 1983 the company entered the home and shop vacuum market, and in 1985 it changed its name to Genie Home Products.[2] Overhead Door Corporation purchased the company in 1994.[2] The company is based and headquartered in Alliance, Ohio.[3] The company is served in United States and Canada.[4] The company President and Chief executive officer is Dennis Stone.[1] Its key competitor in the garage door opener industry is Chamberlain Group.