Rexnord Corporation
Rexnord Corporation is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It was founded in 1891 by Christopher Levalley and incorporated in 1892 as the Chain Belt Company. It had "$67.5 million in profit and $1.9 billion in sales" in 2016. The company was the focus of a critical investigation by the New York Times.History
Rexnord was founded as the Chain Belt Company by inventor Christopher W. Levalley at the age of 58. Levalley, along with Chain Belt co-founders F.W. Sivyer and W.A. Draves, held the first board of directors meeting on September 9, 1891. Chain Belt was incorporated in the state of Wisconsin on February 24, 1892.
Rexnord Corporations consists of two main divisions: Process and Motion Control, and Water Management.
In 2016, Rexnord opened its new Water Management platform headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In December 2016, President-elect Donald Trump criticized the company for closing its Indianapolis operations affecting 300 out of its 8,000 employees and argued with a union representative.
