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Hilliker Corporation Finds New Home For Family Business

Hilliker Corporation assisted a nearly 40-year-old family business find a new location that is more than double their current space with further plans to expand by early 2015.

Affton Radiator and A/C Service recently purchased a 27-year-old building at 2526 Cassens Dr. for $854,000.  The company plans to renovate the new 9,000-square-foot property and add 6,600-square-feet by Jan., 2015 to accommodate more floor space and inventory storage.  The family-owned and operated business specializes in repair work for radiators, heat exchangers, DPF cleaning, and air-conditioning service for heavy equipment, industrial and motor vehicles.  Affton Radiator and A/C Service is currently located at 7872 Watson Rd. in a 4,000-square-foot building where they have operated since 1984.

Hilliker Corporation agent Will Aschinger represented the buyer, Affton Radiator and A/C Service.  SH Equities agent Shawn Henry represented the seller, Norm Valenti.

"We started as a one-bay shop in a back alley in 1977," said company president Bill Rickermann.  "This is quite an accomplishment for my family and myself, and we are excited to have the added space to make our operations run more smoothly."

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis' largest locally owned independent commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd.  The firm's agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 sales and leases for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.  For more information, contact Hal Ball at (314) 781-0001 or visit their website at http://www.hillikercorp.com.

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