“German-based companies are acclaimed
for producing highly engineered solutions,”
said Billy Benson, Rittal’s U.S.-based senior
vice president of operations. “And we are no
different. We are driven to offer products
that are innovative and of high quality, and
also provide superior customer service,
delivery, and support.
Rittal began its U.S. operations in 1982 in
Springfield, Ohio and subsequently moved
its manufacturing operation to nearby
Urbana, Ohio. Its corporate headquarters
recently relocated toSchaumburg in2013.
Globally, the company boasts 64 locations,
11 production facil ities and 10,000
employees.
Urbana remains the state-of-the-art
manufacturing hub of the domestic
organization, and also has distribution
centers inHouston, Atlanta and Sparks, Nev.,
as well as a sales office in Irvine, Calif. The
Urbana manufacturing center of excellence is
Rittal Corporation
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