Our History
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1974 Edward H Senke Specialty Services was founded.
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1976 David Senke began working with his father, Ed.
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1985 Dave and his wife, Katie, took over the daily operations at Senke Specialty Services. Edward went on to retire around 1990.
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1990 Timothy Senke, Dave and Katie's son, began working part-time at the business, while still attending high school. Tim began full-time after graduating from LeMoyne College.
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1998 Christopher Starowicz, Dave and Katie's son-in-law became part of the family business.
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2000 Tracy Starowicz, Dave and Katie's daughter, joined the family business as the office assistant with her mother.
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2004 Thomas Senke became the last of Dave and Katie's children to join the family business. Tom no longer works on the road, but serves as an IT consultant.
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2005 Senke Specialty Services incorporated to become Senke's Specialty Service Inc. with Tim and Tracy being the new owners.
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2009 Senke's Specialty Service Inc aquired CNY Garage Door and merged the names to become Senke CNY Garage Door.
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2009 Jane Senke, Tim's wife, joined Tracy in the offices in 2009.
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2013 Senke's opened a showroom in East Syracuse in their existing warehouse and later that year closed their Clay showroom.