Filling the 98-year-old Garter Building at Main St. and Depot Road, PhyleTec communication technology company is the new face in downtown Clarkston.
‘I love old buildings,? said Charles Phyle II, CEO and president. ‘When you’re looking for a place, you have two options: a nice place that’s really expensive, or a cool place that’s less expensive. This is a cool place, excellent for a tech company.”
The Phyle family has been in the supply data-collection business for more than 30 years. Charles has owned homes in the Clarkston area for about 10 years, moving here from Birmingham.
“Birmingham is nice, but the people are different,” he said. “Things move faster. It wasn’t the kind of environment I wanted my kids growing up in. Clarkston is a nice, quaint town.”
The company so far restored and uses the building’s lower two floors, but plans to grow into all three, using all 11,000 square feet of space.
“We do everything here, code, develop software, online support, sales,” Phyle said.
Renovation work includes a new office in back, conference room, kitchen, and removal of wall-to-wall carpeting in favor of wood flooring.
“That was a major project,” he said. “The floor hasn’t seen the light of the sun for 50 years.”
The company works with more than 700 suppliers and 1,000 users to develop inventory and distribution management systems, using the latest in wireless technology.
For more information, call 248-634-4000 or check www.phyletec.com