Lathem Time Corporation is a leading developer
and manufacturer of time and attendance solutions. Known for
reliability, Lathem excels in providing high quality, affordable
time and attendance solutions for small business. Over 300,000
companies worldwide use a Lathem timekeeping product for managing
their time and attendance needs.
Location:
Lathem Time Corporation is headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia, and occupies a 116,000 square-foot facility.
Lathem's corporate headquarters includes professional offices,
a manufacturing plant, and product training center.
Company Size:
Lathem currently employs 175 people.
Distribution:
A worldwide network of independent dealers,
resellers, wholesalers and mass merchandisers.
History:
Lathem Time Corporation was founded in 1919
by George Lathem and his son, Louie Lathem, Sr. as the southeast
distributor for the Simplex Time Recorder Company. In 1947 the
company manufactured its first time recorder designed by Harrison
Hooper. To date, the company remains a family-owned and operated
business through four generations.
Ownership:
The company is still held by the Lathem and
Hooper families. William C. Lathem serves as the company's president
and chief executive officer, and Calista Ann Hooper serves as
the vice president and chief financial officer.
Products:
Lathem specializes in mechanical and automated
employee time and attendance tracking systems, including the
No. 1-selling automated system for small business, PayClock®
EZ. Products include time clocks, data collection terminals,
software and synchronized wall clocks. In its latest development,
Lathem's PayClock EZ time data now integrates with Intuit's
QuickBooks® Pro/Premier 2002, providing small businesses with
a fully automated punch-to-paycheck system. PayClock's automation
reduces payroll preparation time by up to 80 percent and eliminates
inaccuracies associated with manual calculations, saving up
to 3 percent in payroll costs.
