Baltimore, Maryland (January 5, 2011) - Eklund's, Inc. announces the opening of its second manufacturing, sales (and future showroom) facility located in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. The new location features state-of-the-art equipment for designing and creating the highest level of elevator cabs, cab interiors, and architectural products for elevators, elevator entrances and escalators. Adding approx 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to its current capacity, Eklund's is positioning itself as the primary resource for total elevator cab solutions throughout the United States.
Eklund’s provides the building industry with vertical transportation solutions, producing specialty elevator cabs and claddings including, glass observation, freight and service, and a wide variety of specialty components such as, custom elevator panels, ceilings and handrails. Their standard cab line is enhanced by the use of a custom cab designer, an on-line design tool that allows you to specify the interior components of an elevator cab in minutes (www.Eklunds.com). Eklund’s also provides qualified and licensed installation services through its entity, B.C.E. Specialties.
With a second manufacturing facility on the east coast, Eklund’s will be able to better serve its customers by reducing costs while maintaining the high-tech production of its custom elevator cabs and shells. The new facility represents a significant investment by Eklund’s and re-affirms their status as a leader in total elevator cab solutions. Eklund’s provides a benchmark for the elevator cab industry through its dedication to continual process improvement, integration of current technology, as well as cost-effective materials and 3-D design offerings.
Eklund’s president, Beth Cunningham, said, “We’re very excited about this addition to our manufacturing and sales capacity. By further enhancing our ability to provide superior customer service and create a larger platform from which we will continue to grow, we will be able to offer more efficient, cost-effective products to the east coast building industry. Our mission is to provide safe and aesthetically pleasing conveyance systems to modern organizations and businesses through the architectural design, manufacture and installation of elevator and escalator products.”
About Eklund’s, Inc.:
Eklund's has been in business as a custom cab manufacturer and cab interior finish-out fabricator since 1984, founded by Jim Eklund, and currently owned and operated by his daughter, Beth Cunningham, making Eklund’s one of the few woman-owned business enterprises in the vertical transportation industry. Eklund’s has sales consultants and design showrooms located in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, Houston, TX, and Las Vegas, NV.
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