近日，蒂森克虏伯公司收购了美国田纳西州纳什维尔电梯机器公司（Nashville Machine Elevator，NME），该公司是纳什维尔机器公司的子公司，拥有130名员工。NME是田纳西州中部最大的电梯全服务公司，为该地区服务了近100年。NME公司办公室将和蒂森克虏伯在东南边的分公司合并，负责克洛斯维尔、查塔努加和孟菲斯地区的市场。NME公司的所有员工都会有机会加入蒂森克虏伯。蒂森克虏伯电梯（美洲区）临时CEO及CFO Steve Wedge称NME公司是原厂电梯厂家“最值得信赖”的经销商，与纳什维尔地区市场有极强的联系，其服务、现代化升级及新电梯安装的客户基础使之成为蒂森克虏伯的“完美搭档”。

　　THYSSENKRUPP EXPANDS TENNESSEE PRESENCE WITH ACQUISITION

　　thyssenkrupp has acquired Nashville Machine Elevator (NME), a 130-employee division of Nashville, Tennessee-based Nashville Machine Co. NME is the largest full-service elevator company in middle Tennessee, serving the region for nearly 100 years. The office will be integrated into thyssenkrupp as one of its Southeast branches, joining locations in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. All NME employees will be given the opportunity to join thyssenkrupp. Steve Wedge, interim CEO and chief financial officer of thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas, observes NME is one of the OEM’s “most trusted distributors,” and that its strong relationships in the Nashville area with its service, modernization and new-installation customer base make it “the perfect fit” for thyssenkrupp.