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AAON () designs, manufactures and sells semi-custom heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) for commercial and residential use. Its subsidiary, AAON Coil Products manufactures a variety of heating/cooling products, as well as, coils used in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry and provides coils to AAON as well as to other customers. ==History== The roots of AAON can be traced to 1928 when the John Zink Company (JZC)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/AAON-Inc-Company-History.html )〕 was started in Tulsa, Oklahoma to produce equipment for the oil industry. John Zink decided to diversify his firm's operations by making, installing, and servicing heating and, especially, air conditioning equipment for the mansions of Tulsa's wealthy oil men. Then in 1968 JZC's Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) division began producing rooftop heating and air conditioning equipment for commercial customers. After founder John Zink died, his son negotiated the acquisition of JZC in 1972 by the Sunbeam Corporation. In 1981 the Sunbeam Corporation in turn was purchased by Allegheny International, Inc. Then in June 1987 Lone Star Technologies, Inc. purchased JZC, but its leaders decided to get out of the HVAC industry, because that division was doing only about $16 million in annual sales, while the rest of JZC was running about $100 million in annual sales. AAON, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation ("AAON-Oklahoma"), was incorporated on August 15, 1988, for the purpose of acquiring the assets, subject to certain liabilities, of the HVAC Division of John Zink Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. AAON paid $9,219,000 for that acquisition, including $7,035,000 cash and the assumption of liabilities worth $2,184,000. The corporate name AAON has no particular meaning; it was chosen so the company would be listed at the beginning of listings and directories. It was pronounced "aye-on." AAON, Inc., formerly Diamond Head Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("AAON-Nevada"), was incorporated on August 18, 1987. In early 1988, Diamond Head Resources, Inc., a shell company, made a public offering of its stock in furtherance of the objective of seeking and acquiring an interest in a prospective business opportunity. AAON-Oklahoma's purchase of the HVAC business was consummated on September 30, 1988, at which time AAON-Nevada made a loan of virtually all of its assets ($580,000) to AAON-Oklahoma to partially finance the purchase. An integral part of that transaction was a Conversion/Exchange Agreement by and among AAON-Nevada, AAON-Oklahoma and the stockholders of AAON-Oklahoma, which was "triggered" on June 16, 1989. As a result, the $580,000 loan was converted to equity, the former stockholders of AAON-Oklahoma became the owners of 80% of the outstanding stock of AAON-Nevada and AAON-Oklahoma became a wholly owned subsidiary of AAON-Nevada. AAON bought its Tulsa manufacturing plant and offices in late 1988 for $650,000. After extensive changes costing almost $1.9 million, the company began using the refurbished facilities in early 1989. The heavy industrial manufacturing and warehouse spaces totaled , and the offices were situated in an additional . The plant, located on 12 acres at 2425 South Yukon, featured two main assembly lines. In its first year of operations, AAON faced a major challenge. The firm that supplied its coils did not have enough capacity to meet the growing requirements of AAON, leaving many machines half finished at the Tulsa plant. AAON was able to survive with the help of the Bank of Oklahoma, which increased its loan to the struggling new company from $5 million to $9 million. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AAON」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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