Schindler Elevator Wins National Service Contract with Simon Property Group
MORRISTOWN, NJ, December 5, 2012 – Schindler Elevator Corporation has been awarded a multi-million-dollar national service contract with Simon Property Group to maintain over 750 elevators and escalators in 81 shopping malls as well as two office buildings across the United States. The contract includes full maintenance. Under the agreement, Schindler is also a provider for modernization and repair work, including escalator replacements.
“We have been working with local Schindler offices since 2008,” said Paul E. Beadle, director of purchasing for Simon Properties. “They’ve done a great job for us and have proven to be an extremely customer-friendly company that anticipates our needs.”
“We are delighted to have been awarded this prestigious contract and to continue our relationship with Simon Property Group,” said Phil Harty, director, Key Account Management at Schindler.”
About Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG) is an S&P 100 company and the largest real estate company in the world. The Company currently owns or has an interest in 331 retail real estate properties in North America and Asia comprising 241 million square feet. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company employ approximately 5,500 people in the U.S. For more information, visit the Simon Property Group website at www.simon.com.
About Schindler Elevator Corporation
Schindler Elevator Corporation is the North American operation of the Switzerland-based Schindler Group, a leading global mobility provider with approximately 44,000 employees operating in more than 100 countries. Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable and ecologically sound mobility solutions and its equipment moves one billion people every day all over the world. In 2011 and 2012, Schindler was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Companies, and two of the company’s products received the 2011 Architectural Products’ Product Innovation Award.