A local business recently faced a big problem. The business couldn’t open its garage doors to open for the day.
      It took only a telephone call to Sam Ciminero’s Great Garage Doors and within an hour the problem was corrected and the business opened.
      “We got a repair truck in the are and will be right there,” Ciminero told the business.
      It’s just that kind of service that has kept Great Garage Doors in business for the past 31 years.
      Sam and his wife, Sandy, opened their business out of a 3000 sq-ft warehouse on Hubbard Rd. By 1990 the business had grown by leaps and bounds and great Garage Doors moved into their 11,000 sq-ft showroom and warehouse on Andrews Ave. in Youngstown.
      “We have been really blessed to have an excellent staff with little turnover since,” Sam Ciminero said this week.
      His wife added “Everyone, from the office workers to the sales staff and installers works together to make us a well-rounded business.”
      When the company first opened, it consisted of Sam and his wife, and an installer. It now employs 14 people.
      “We take a lot of pride in being in business for more than three decades, and our philosophy of providing good service to our customers,” Sam notes. Providing accurate times when scheduling repairs and installations is a must, and all installers was equipped with radio-dispatched service vans.
      In addition to providing quick service calls, Great Garage Doors also provide quick installation service because of a large inventory in its warehouse, upwards of 500 steel doors in a variety of colors, and some 200 garage door openers. It is one of the largest garage door inventories between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
      “Do-it-yourselfers can stop by on Andrews Ave., buy parts and take advantage of our in-house experts who provide advice and instruction,” Mrs. Ciminero says.
      Among the staff of Great Garage Doors are the Ciminero’s three children who have either worked or are working in different positions in the business.
      Looking back on more than three decades, Sam notes the experience has been vary gratifying.
      “We provide a great service that we stand behind. If we have a complaint, we correct it immediately,” he said.