Lerch Bates

Infobox Company
company_name = Lerch Bates
company_
company_type = Employee Owned
foundation = 1947
location_city = Flagicon|USA Denver
location_country = USA
industry = Engineering and service
services = Design and management of building systems.
num_employees = 200+
company_slogan = "Building Insight"
homepage = http://www.lerchbates.com

Lerch Bates is an international consulting services company [ [http://www.buildings.com/directory/detail.aspx?CompanyID=1462 Lerch Bates Inc ] ] specializing in the design and management of building systems with 36 offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and India. Founded in 1947, with elevator consulting as the cornerstone, they work with architects, developers, building investors, owners and managers on the design, sustainability and continuous use of building systems for any size or type of building. [cite web|url=http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2001/05/21/UndefinedSection/Elevators.To.Get.A.Face.Lift-1974189.shtml|title=Elevators to get a face lift - Undefined Section|publisher=media.www.dailyemerald.com|accessdate=2007-12-26]

Specific services [ [http://cooperator.com/articles/663/1/The-Age-of-Consultants/Page1.html The Age of Consultants ] ] offered include: planning and design (including CAD), survey and evaluation of existing systems and equipment, contracting management, development of specifications, bidding assistance and negotiation, project management and administration, testing, and training.

Some of the buildings and projects that Lerch Bates has contributed to: [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=lerch,batesassociates,inc-littleton-co-usa Lerch Bates, Inc ] ]

*Burj Dubai, Dubai [ [http://www.skyscraper.org/EXHIBITIONS/BURJ_DUBAI/consultants.html The Skyscraper Museum ] ]
*Freedom Tower, New York
*201 Bishopsgate, London
*Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
*Taipei 101, Taipei
*Russia Tower, Moscow
*Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
*Trump International Hotel and Tower, Dubai
*Signature Tower, Nashville
*Moscow City Tower, Moscow
*Marina 101, Dubai
*Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

Company History

In 1947, Charles W. Lerch started a company performing maintenance and repairs, "C. W. Lerch Co", (widely accepted as the world's first independent elevator consulting company) in Chicago. He later added elevator consulting as a side business in response to client requests. In 1964 Charles W. Lerch was joined by Vane Q. Bates and both men committed to full time elevator consulting. The firm moved to its present headquarters in Denver, Colorado that same year. In 1974 the company was incorporated as "Lerch Bates & Associates" and by the 1980’s building boom, Lerch Bates had 15 offices throughout North America. In 1985 "Lerch Bates Limited" in London was formed and in 1990 it created the world's first "Performance Related" maintenance contact, which related equipment downtime and traffic performance to maintenance premiums. In 1994 Lerch Bates became an employee owned company. In 1998 Lerch Bates designed the world's fastest elevators for the then world's tallest building, the Taipei Financial Centre / Taipei 101.

References

External links

* [http://www.lerchbates.com Lerch Bates Corporate Website]