After 47 years of owning and operating Thomas & Milliken Millwork, Inc., Northport residents Andy and Gloria Thomas announced last week that they are selling their millwork company to Michigan businessmen Jarred Copeman and Joe Abdou.
The company will retain the name Thomas & Milliken Millwork at its three warehouse locations in Northport, Traverse City, and Petoskey, as well as all 23 of its employees. The millwork shop produces custom moldings, doors, stair parts, and architectural components. In addition to samples of its custom work in their showrooms in Traverse City and Petoskey, there are displays of manufactured windows, doors, and hardware, and warehouses with stock trim and paneling.
“We’ve been doing this for 47 years and it’s time to retire and let someone else take it over and grow the business further,” Thomas said. “We really liked their attitude and outlook on this business and they seem to be very eager to take it over and carry it on the way we had begun the business, and they were very excited about our employees. We knew they’d be a good combination, the employees and the new owners thought this was the best future for the company.”
