Only if it fits how the floor already works. We start by writing down the process, then build the ERP or knowledge base around it and host it on LTFI.
Software for Athol's tool makers and North Quabbin businesses
Tool Town, on Route 2
Does Kief Studio work in Athol? Yes.
Athol still calls itself Tool Town, and the town's own figures put manufacturing at 19.7% of employment, second only to education and health care. Kief Studio builds and hosts software for companies like these from Shrewsbury, MA 01545, with managed hosting on LTFI as the lead offer.
The town counts half a million square feet of new construction and more than 150,000 square feet of redeveloped buildings, and it wants a hotel by the Route 2 interchange next to North Quabbin Commons. Its own pitch leans on a high proportion of local, independently owned businesses. A machine shop whose process lives in a few senior people's heads, a downtown shop rebuilding its customer base, a new tenant that needs systems up on opening day: we build the ERP, the site or the integration, then keep it running.
Kief Studio, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. [email protected]
Working in Athol from Shrewsbury
- Athol's top employment sectors are education and health care (27.5%), manufacturing (19.7%) and retail trade (12.5%). Its major routes are Route 2 and Route 32. Source: Town of Athol, Quick Facts
- The town traces its name as the Tool Town to two tool makers, one founded in the 1880s and one whose mill opened in 1905, and says the older one is still the largest local employer. Source: Town of Athol, Developer's Toolkit for Business Growth and Expansion
- As the hub of the North Quabbin region, Athol reports a half million square feet of new construction and over 150,000 square feet of redeveloped properties, and plans a hotel near Exit 77 off Route 2 next to the North Quabbin Commons development. Source: Town of Athol, Developer's Toolkit for Business Growth and Expansion
- The town lists a high proportion of local, independently owned businesses among its strengths, and places itself two minutes from Route 2 and within 45 minutes of Greenfield, Keene, Fitchburg, Leominster and Worcester. Source: Town of Athol, Developer's Toolkit for Business Growth and Expansion
- Kief Studio is in Shrewsbury, MA 01545. We do not have an office in Athol.
Who this is for
Athol tool and machine shops, the retailers and new tenants around North Quabbin Commons, and the town's independent downtown businesses.
What we do for businesses in Athol
ERP and operations systems
One system for the work that lives in six spreadsheets.
Knowledge systems
Search that understands the question, not just the keyword.
Legacy modernization
Replace the system everyone is afraid to touch, and keep the data.
Website operations
We host, write, publish, and watch the site. You run the company.
Managed hosting on LTFI
We host what we build on dedicated infrastructure and keep it running.
Athol questions, short answers
Our Athol shop has run the same way for decades. Is software worth the disruption?
Is Kief Studio in Athol?
No. The studio is in Shrewsbury, MA 01545, and works with North Quabbin businesses from there.How do we start?
Write to [email protected] or use the contact form. The first conversation is free. No commitment.