In 1926, Frank R. Hannon had an idea to start a small electrical contracting business. Working out of the basement in his 4th Street NW Canton home, he provided electrical services to commercial and industrial customers.

Frank Hannon's idea grew and soon he was out of the basement and into a building. It was here that electric motors and apparatus were brought into the shop for repairs. A second building was added in 1936 and six years later, the company was moved to its present location at 1605 Waynesburg Dr. By 1946 The Hannon Electric Company was incorporated and an electrical supply business was added.

The founder of the company, Frank Hannon, passed away in 1950 as a result of an automobile accident several years previous. His wife, Ruth H. Hannon, assumed the presidency and his son, Thomas W. Hannon, succeeded as general manager.

A manufacturing section was added to the Canton location to build products used in the mining and power generation fields. The Hannon Company continued to grow, expanding its business abroad. In 1953, a subsidiary company was formed in the Netherlands to manufacture and sell mining equipment under patents granted to Thomas Hannon.

Through the 1950's and early 1960's The Hannon Company purchased a number of businesses to further expand its position within the electromechanical market. The mining and power generation equipment business grew to include a joint venture in New Castle, Australia.

Today, The Hannon Company is comprised of seven satellite divisions including electric motor and service plants strategically located throughout Ohio. The family's lifelong interest in farming is realized through the Hannon Friesan Farm. Although Frank Hannon is no longer with us, his innovations and dreams live on even today. His total dedication to quality and customer service is evident in all of the divisions he inspired so many years ago. Now, three generations later, the company still embraces that same philosophy Frank Hannon built his reputation on. "To Serve - To Profit - To Employ - To Grow."