In 1997 Tim Guthrie joined the firm and in 1998, Walt retired. At that point the company name was changed to EK Associates, Inc. In 2005 as Tim retired Joe Braun and Steve Parisi joined the firm bringing with them over twenty-five years of combined successful sales experience in this territory. In December of 2006, Amy Manzo joined our team as an Inside Sales person.

While the faces and names have changed the unwavering professionalism indicative of the company founders has not, EK Associates continues to sell custom designed and standard products and services to major OEM's in the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin territories direct and through distribution.

From the beginning the work of the firm has been the professional sales of products to commercial and industrial customers. This tradition continues today. Our combined experience in covering Northern Illinois and Wisconsin has proven to be beneficial to all of our principals and customers. For nearly fifty years, EK Associates has distinguished itself as a premier professional selling organization. With our continuation of that effort, the company will forge ahead into the future, carefully selecting both principals and customers.