VTX Establishes Jacksonville Office

January 5, 2009/Jacksonville, Fla.: VTX, an elevator and escalator consulting firm, which also specializes in moving walks and material handling design and technology consulting, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Jacksonville, Fla., office.

VTX serves aviation, education, government, healthcare, commercial, retail, recreation, and public transit clients across the United States. The firm’s new presence in the Southeast is a significant step in its national expansion. The office is located at the following address:

10751 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Suite 140
Jacksonville, FL 32256-6921
Telephone: (904) 998-9809
Fax: (904) 998-7207

W. Timothy Eason, III, C.E.I., will serve as vice president of the firm’s Southeast Region. He will be responsible for providing direct project support on existing contracts and the development of new business opportunities throughout the southeastern United States.

Most recently, Eason led VTX’s Washington, D.C., office, where he managed the world’s largest escalator modernization project for the Washington Metro Transit Authority. In 2006, this project was recognized as the first American Public Transit Authority project of the year. Eason holds a bachelor of science in structural engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a master of business administration from the University of West Florida.

VTX operates as a division of Gannett Fleming, Inc., an international planning, design, and construction management firm.

For additional information please contact Patrick Welch (215) 561-4201 or via e-mail.