Akervall Technologies is becoming a Saline-based company this week, making the move from Ann Arbor to a bigger space that should allow the mouthguard maker to do more of its own production.
"First, we're going to do packaging," says Sassa Akervall, president & COO of
Akervall Technologies. "Eventually we will do manufacturing, which we currently outsource."
The 7-year-old company makes a thin-yet-tough mouthguard made of non-compressible, perforated material, and is 30 percent stronger than conventional mouthguards. The
SISU Mouth Guard is the creation of Dr. Jan Akervall, a local ear, nose and throat specialist and Sassa Akervall's husband.
Akervall Technologies has grown its sales by 45 percent last year and is projecting another revenue spike of 50 percent in 2014. It as also hired four people over the last year, expanding its staff to eight employees.
"We're hoping to be at least 15 people by the end of the year," Akervall says.
Akervall Technology’s new facility measures out to 15,000 square feet, but the firm will only occupy 9,000 square feet to start. "We're looking for tenants right now," Akervall says. "Our plan is to fill that space within two years."
Source: Sassa Akervall, president & COO of Akervall Technologies
Writer: Jon Zemke
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