Our Company

Ohio Warehouse Specialists

Spartan was founded in 1988 in Columbus, Ohio as a warehouse and distribution provider to service the growing industrial base and taking advantage of Ohio’s central location. This has well positioned us to grow to over 1.8 million square feet throughout Ohio and Indiana, as well as an additional location in South Carolina. Spartan’s sales focus has been in handling of food grade materials, glass, paper, and fragile/ high value products. In addition to warehousing, Spartan provides full-service transportation. This allows Spartan to provide seamless pick-up, storage and delivery to our customers.

We have invested heavily in custom-designed inventory management software that gives us the full range of warehouse management, billing, electronic data transmission, label generation, and online tracking abilities. We continuously improve supply chain flow for our customers by providing quality service and value added contributions such as packing, quality control, co-packing, EDI integration and inventory management. These contributions have elevated Spartan as a regional leader in the Columbus warehouse and logistics industry. We are members of both the IWLA and the Columbus Regional Logistics Council.

Spartan remains privately owned and family-run, but well positioned to provide the high-quality service of a national logistics provider at costs which add real value to your supply chain.

Company Management

Steve Harmon, Managing Director

CPA and former manager at major consulting firm
Graduate of American University, Washington, D.C.
Active in the company since inception and has worked in designing logistics systems, consulting, procedures, and inventory control systems.
Served as company CFO for 15 years- Promoted to Managing Director in 2010
Serves as company treasurer and member of Board of Directors

Elza Harmon, Director of Columbus Operations

Graduate of Morehead State University
Over 30 years experience in Sales, Marketing, and Distribution
Setup multiple branch operations for industrial distribution
Established Foreign operations in Mexico for industrial distribution
Manages all Columbus operations

Chuck Harrison, Director of Government Operations

Served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Kennedy CV-67
Over ten years experience in distribution management
Completed Associate’s Degree in Business/ Operations Management while working for Spartan
Simultaneously designed and started two remote operations for dedicated contract warehouse

Josh Ledford, Director of Sales

Graduate of Owens Community College- Toledo, Ohio
Extensive experience in working with customers to solve logistics problems and achieve cost savings
Active in the company and industry for 10 years
Manages business development and customer relations

Ed Stansbury, Director of Information Systems

Graduate of Kent State University (B.BA) and Franklin University (MBA)
Completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting
Former IT Officer for a financial institution
Provide ‘in-house’ support for our customized software system, solving customer relations issues faster

Mike Garverick, Director of Safety and Maintenance

Graduate of Northwest Ohio-Business and Mechanical
Over ten years experience in safety and DOT regulations
Established ground up Safety programs
Provide company safety and DOT compliance
Manages company maintenance department

Josh Long, Manager Anderson SC

Graduate of Tri-County Technical College
Over 10 years experience in retail operations and fortune 500 facility management
Implemented AIB controls, operational improvements, and cost savings
Personal calling of opening a BBQ resturant in the deep South