EMCOR buys fire protection firm.EMCOR Group EMCOR Group NYSE: EME is a Fortune 500 company based in Norwalk, Connecticut. This company's businesses include mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. , Inc. has acquired S. A. Comunale, Inc., (Comunale) a privately held fire protection and mechanical services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of . Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commenting on the announcement, Frank T. MacInnis, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of EMCOR stated, "With leading positions in the commercial, healthcare, government and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. markets, Comunale has a long-standing reputation as a premier construction and services company. "Their skilled and experienced management and technical staff have developed a full-service culture that provides tailored solutions for individual customers." MacInnis continued, "One of EMCOR's strengths is our ability to provide full 'Life Safety Solutions' to create and support secure environments--from the most complex to the simplest systems, from extensive networks to single sites--to protect two of the most important components of any business: people and physical assets. Comunale, with its recognized position as one of the nation's leading fire protection companies supports this strategy." Founded in 1940, Comunale employs approximately 800 technical and field personnel through its three main branches in Columbus, OH, and Philadelphia and Reading, PA as well as nine other branch offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan and West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. . Comunale provides a full array of fire protection and mechanical services including design, installation and maintenance services for fire protection, alarm detection and special hazard systems as well as mechanical construction services for HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free , plumbing, process piping and design build applications. Comunale's 2006 revenues are expected to be approximately $150 million. Tony Guzzi, EMCOR's president and COO, commented, "Fire protection has a national footprint and with the addition of Comunale, EMCOR becomes one of the nation's largest providers of fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , installation, repair and inspection of fire protection systems. "Additionally, we see substantial opportunities to leverage and grow Comunale's services to national customers through our facilities services platform and marketing and branding programs." |
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