Our Story

About Us

Teksetra is the leading and most trusted national partner for essential business technology acquisition, service, consultation, management, repair, maintenance, support –– and more. Since 1974, the company has regularly expanded its scope to support more solutions for more industries. From financial institutions, governmental agencies, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, retail franchises, hospitality services and beyond, the company engineers custom technology solutions that help enterprises succeed, grow, and serve the needs of the remote workforce. Teksetra solves technology and automation challenges by providing comprehensive IT lifecycle solutions in payment and transaction, imaging, digital signage, onsite repairs, maintenance repair center service, IT outsourcing, and project management services. It has developed long-lasting relationships with leading OEMs worldwide, including Canon, Epson, Digital Check, Panini, HP, Lexmark, Olivetti, Panasonic, Zebra, and more. By applying 45 years of technical expertise and a consultative, vendor-neutral approach, Teksetra serves thousands of customers in the U.S. by packaging hardware and services to provide complete, turnkey technology solutions.

A proven single-source provider of technology products and services, Teksetra partners with the top manufacturers in the technology industry to offer customers the newest and most innovative technology solutions available. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Teksetra provides national service via facilities strategically located across the U.S.

Our History

Since 1974, we’ve provided customer-focused technology solutions that increase uptime and strengthen enterprise ecosystems. Originally founded as Kennsco Incorporated, our business began with a focus on providing banks and financial institutions with printing systems that would support critical day-to-day business operations.

Over time, Kennsco was acquired by three business partners, Gary Beyer, Michael Labate, and Ronald Meinhardt, who combined the initials of their last names to form BLM Technologies. With this partnership, our company grew to support more solutions for more industries including healthcare organizations, governmental agencies, retail franchises, hospitality services and beyond.

In 2008, our company expanded ownership to employees through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). This collaborative and consultative approach motivates our employees to ensure that customers are completely supported, informed, and satisfied.

In 2015, we appointed Kevin Flaherty as our CEO and President. Under his leadership we added Audio/Video solutions to our portfolio and strengthened our ability to provide customers with essential technology service and support solutions.

As our company evolved, so did our name. In 2021, we became Teksetra –– a name that reflects our ever-expanding passion to be the trusted, flexible, and responsive force behind our customers’ technology ecosystems. Today, Teksetra provides end-to-end solutions for the challenges of thousands of customers nationwide. We help companies get the most value from their technology infrastructure by identifying opportunities for efficiency, leveraging existing equipment, recommending new products, and deploying integrated service, support, and automation solutions.

We are proud of our history and are excited about our future. While technologies have changed, our commitment remains the same: To support our customers and deepen relationships with our valued partners through every phase of the IT lifecycle.