Altec Industries - Business Profile

Saint Joseph has a very proud history of entrepreneurs, dreamers, and doers. Today we profile Altec Industries. Altec is a family owned business first started by Lee Styslinger, this year it celebrates its 80th anniversary. Since 1929, Altec has been a world leader in providing products and services for the electric utility, telecommunications, and contractor markets. They provide products and services in over 100 countries throughout the world. Altec, Inc. is the holding company for Altec Industries, Global Rental, National Utility Equipment Company, Altec Worldwide, Altec Capital and Altec Ventures, LLC.

Altec is the forth largest employer in Saint Joseph with a 950 employee workforce. Only the Heartland Medical Center, Triumph Foods, & Saint Joseph School District have more employees.

Two generations later, Lee Styslinger III, now the companies President and CEO says, "In 1929, my grandfather founded a company based on values that place the customer first and view people as our greatest strength. My father continued to grow the company utilizing the same basic principles and, over the years, those values have helped us earn the trust and confidence of our customers worldwide.

At Altec, we listen and create solutions for the challenges our customers face and remain committed to total customer satisfaction in all aspects of our business. However, to be truly successful, we believe there must be a set of clear and understood values. We consider the Altec Values to be critical to our long-term success. It allows us to create an environment that is focused on team, not individual success.

By following these same basic principles my grandfather established, Altec has grown to become an innovative, financially sound company that is leading the industry and setting the standard of excellence in design, manufacturing, sales and service."

Altec successfully operates manufacturing and services facilities out of the following locations.
United States; Saint Joseph, MO - - Birmingham, AL - - Waxahachie, TX - - West Palm Beach, FL - - Creedmoor, NC - - Burnsville, NC - - Frederick, MD - - Elizabethtown, KY - - Plains, PA - - Millbury, MA - - Ashland, OH - - Indianapolis, IN - - Daleville, VA - - Duluth, MN - - Aurora, CO - - Phoenix, AZ - - Pomona, CA - - Dixon, CA - - Portland, OR - - Canada; Surrey, BC - - Winnipeg, MB - - Milton, ON