Gremada Industries, Inc.
Our Team!
President & CEO: Steve Walker
Chief Financial Officer: Kim Glidden
Fargo Industrial Property Manager: Greg Butler Jr.
Vice-President: Steven Walker II
Office Administrator: Tiara Zerface
Information Technology: Gayan Rathnathilake
We’d love to meet you to discuss how we can work together on your next project!!
The Butler Name is rich in North Dakotan History
100 years of serving North Dakota and America!
1924: Butler Construction formed by M.D. Butler, a pioneering highway contractor for the bustling and growing state of North Dakota to serve it’s mining, industrial, and agricultural sectors with roads.
1930: M.D.’s two sons Francis and Wallace join the company.
1939: M.D. retires.
1948: Francis buys his brother’s interest in the company.
1955: Francis exits construction and obtains the Caterpillar dealership for eastern ND.
Butler Machinery formed. Replacement parts for Caterpillar machines like bulldozers and dump trucks are hard to come by in the aftermath of World War 2. Butler Machinery begins remanufacturing commonly worn out components like axles, hubs, and bearings.
1962: Remanufacturing business spun off into Gremada Industries, Inc., consisting of the first letters of each of Francis’s three sons, Greg, Matt, and David.
1981: Greg Butler assumes the management of Gremada Industries, Inc. Matt takes over the Caterpillar dealer portion of the business, Butler Machinery. David ventures into DMG Leasing.
1982: Gremada Industries, Inc. supplies Caterpillar dealerships throughout North America with remanufactured components.
1985: Gremada agrees to be a direct parts supplier to Caterpillar. They go on to become the largest remanufactured parts supplier to Caterpillar, bringing many jobs to Fargo, ND.
2008: The Caterpillar remanufacturing operations of Gremada Industries, Inc. are acquired by Caterpillar. To this day, hard working North Dakotan’s remanufacture Caterpillar components, keeping high-quality jobs in the city and state that the Butler Family is so proud of.
2009: Gremada Industries, Inc. begins acquiring several manufacturing companies in North Dakota, Kentucky, and Texas, focusing on laser cladding and precision machining to benefit many industries, including energy, agriculture, recreation, construction, and other heavy industry.
2023: Gremada Industries, Inc. divests of manufacturing operations to focus solely on real estate development.
2024: In honor of our founder’s passion for development, we work to bring the best real estate options forward for the cities of Fargo and Nashville so they can continue their stories of success!
Gregory F. Butler Family Philanthropy
Education has always been important to Greg Butler and his family.
Greg's donations over the years are a reflection of his values and support for the youth of North Dakota and their higher education.
The University of Mary - Bismarck
- Greg Butler Residence Hall
- Founders Hall
St. Mary's Central High School - Bismarck
Proverbs 22:1 “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” Gremada and the Butler Family are “all in” on the future of North Dakota & America.
Vision 2030
Engineering School graduating over 50 students this year!
Goal: To have over 100 annual graduates by 2030!
ND School of Science - Career Innovation Center
Bringing a Career Innovation Center to Fargo!
The CIC will be a private/partnership that will provide all Cass County area K-14 students, and incumbent workforce, a curriculum to prepare them for successful careers. The intent is to help alleviate long-term workforce shortage in the region to help continue to grow the community and thrive. To achieve this, the CIC will provide exposure to multiple career paths for all levels of K-14 students, presenting more opportunities for students to sample and experiment with a variety of careers and provide appropriate facilities and equipment for hands-on training. Together, NDSCS and the high schools can focus on the region’s workforce and employer needs.
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