Fast Facts
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Revenues: $8.798B (2000) |
Employees: 51,000 (2000) |
Founded: 1871 |
Manufacturer |
Public: IR (NYSE) |
Awards
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Fortune 500 (#199) 2000 |
Information Week: Top 500 Technology Innovators (1999, 2000 #41) |
Fortune: Most Admired Companies (1998) |
Industry Week: 100 Best-Managed Companies (2000) |
Headquarters
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200 Chestnut Ridge Road |
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07675 |
(201) 573-0123 |
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Dig the hole for the building, build the assembly line, and the doors and the locks that go into the building, and develop the carts that carry you around the building. Bobcat. Steelcraft. Schlage. Club Car. Ingersoll-Rand (IR) began in 1871, with the invention of the steam-powered rock drill, used in construction and mining. Its four business units reflect the company's areas of focus: Security and Safety, Climate Control, Infrastructure Development, and Industrial Productivity. Its brands include such well-known names as Bobcat (small construction vehicles), Schlage (locks), Club Car (golf carts), ThermoKing (refrigerated trucks), and Torrington (precision bearings).
Company vision: customers respond to excellence. Company passion: make possible the impossible. Guiding principles: cultivate an atmosphere of trust; value swift action; set goals beyond reach but within stretch.
CONTACT
Web: www.irco.com
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