PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethon, Inc., the nation's leading provider of low-cost solutions for automating transport in hospitals, celebrated another record-breaking sales quarter this week, announcing further expansion and yet another new hiring wave. The good news came as the company today unveiled its flagship product, the Tug transport robot, to federal and state officials and local VIPs, including Tim Murphy, United States Congressman, Dennis Yablonsky, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Chief Executive, during a formal dedication of Aethon's new office and manufacturing facility in the Campbell's Run Business Center.
"This year has been our strongest year ever. We doubled our national customer base in the second quarter and we will likely double it again by the end of this quarter ... which translates into a 200% growth over the last 12 months," says Aldo Zini, Aethon President and CEO. According to Mr. Zini, the company plans to add even more employees than he predicted three months ago. "We're on a fast track, we've expanded to the mid-west and it looks like we'll need to ramp up and expand our sales and support staff before the end of this year."
Developed and manufactured in Pittsburgh, Aethon's Tug is the most versatile transport system available in healthcare. Tugs are at work in hospitals nationwide improving clinical productivity, impacting bottom line costs, elevating employee satisfaction and overcoming staff shortages. And, demand for Tug robots continues to grow as hospitals realize the most important result of Aethon's technology -- its impact on patient safety.
"Surveys coming out of Tug hospitals confirm the powerful patient safety aspect that our transport robots bring to healthcare. With Tugs running the errands and transporting goods for clinicians such as nurses and pharmacists, more staff time is available for direct patient care," Zini says.
Earlier this spring, Aethon moved to their new headquarters, entering a lease agreement with Massaro Properties, Inc. The company added three Regional Vice Presidents, six sales executives and a Vice President of Consulting Services. The popular Tug transport robots are manufactured on-site in the new 13,000 square ft facility, which will ultimately house up to 100 employees.
Aethon, Inc.CONTACT: Dena Rose of Rose, Stein & Associates, +1-412-481-5807, ordrose@rosestein.com , for Aethon, Inc.
