NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) today
announced that its World Headquarters building has earned
LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building
Council®. LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design) sets the international standard for green-building
excellence, and this certification recognizes The Timken Company's
adherence to solid green design and practices.
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Built in 1966, the building located near the Akron-Canton
airport recently underwent a $65
million, 240,000-square-foot renovation and expansion to
serve as the company's new world headquarters. The building brings
together more than 1,000 associates who engage in research and
development, engineering, customer service, supply chain, sales and
marketing. The facility also houses corporate functions, including
executive leadership, communications, legal, accounting, tax and
treasury, investor relations, human resources and global marketing.
Construction began in May 2012 and
wrapped up in July 2014.
"Our new building is designed for maximum collaboration among
employees to enhance our speed of innovation and customer service,"
said Douglas H. Smith, Timken
product line vice president and leader of the project. "In keeping
with our core values, we built sustainability into this new
building as well. We were committed to incorporating 'green'
features and following 'green' construction guidelines throughout
this project."
Situated on 115 acres at 4500 Mount Pleasant St. N.W., in
Jackson Township, the World
Headquarters features abundant natural lighting along with outdoor
gardens and a walking path; a state-of-the-art cafeteria overseen
by chefs committed to health-conscious offerings; preferred parking
spots for energy-efficient vehicles and car poolers; and a
comprehensive recycling program. Additional features include
vegetated swales within parking areas to slow rainwater so it can
be absorbed into the ground; a white roof combined with
high-efficiency heating and cooling components that saves up to 32
percent on energy usage compared with a standard code-compliant
building with no green features; and low-flow water fixtures.
The company previously achieved LEED Gold certification for
construction of a new plant built in 2009 in Xiangtan, China, where it today manufactures ultra-large
bore bearings used in the wind energy industry.
The Timken World Headquarters is the first LEED Gold certified
newly constructed office building in Stark County, Ohio, and one of only 31 similar
projects in the state of Ohio to
achieve LEED Gold certification under the new, more stringent LEED
requirements.
Click here for more information on the World Headquarters; for
photos, visit www.timken.com/news.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE:
TKR; www.timken.com) engineers, manufactures and markets
Timken® bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, chain, and
related products, and offers a spectrum of power system rebuild and
repair services around the world. The leading authority on
tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of
metallurgy, tribology and power transmission across the broad
spectrum of bearings and related systems to improve the reliability
and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the
world. Known for its quality products and collaborative
technical sales model, Timken posted $3
billion in sales in 2013 (excluding Steel business sales).
With approximately 17,000 people operating from 28 countries,
Timken makes the world more productive and keeps industry in
motion.
Media Contact:
Gloria Irwin
Communications Manager
4500 Mount Pleasant St. N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720 U.S.A.
Telephone: 234.262.3514
Mediarealtions@timken.com
Investor Relations:
Steve Tschiegg
Director - Capital Markets and Investor Relations
4500 Mount Pleasant St. N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720 U.S.A.
Telephone: 234.262.7446
Steve.tschiegg@timken.com
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