About Us

Who We Are

AIE Contracting Company is a licensed General Contractor in the state of Tennessee.

Established in 2006, AIE was initially a wholly owned subsidiary of Allied Industrial Equipment.  Allied Industrial Equipment was founded in the 1970s and under the name Allied Toyotalift, became the Toyota forklift dealer in East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky, and Southwest Virginia.

In 2021 Allied Toyotalift was acquired by Toyota Materials Handling Midsouth and AIE Contracting became an independent company owned by Russ Sharpe.

Russ Sharpe, Ron Sharpe, Richard Ward, and Gene Turner form the AIE team.

AIE specializes in industrial installations of in-plant offices, lockers, industrial curtains, and loading dock equipment, along with various other industrial equipment.