New name for Troy Belting; next up, an acquisition?

The Business Review: It’s more than just a new name that’s changing at a local industrial repair business. The company that had been known as Troy Belting & Supply Co. changed its name Thursday to Troy Industrial Solutions (although it’s actually located in Watervliet). The bigger change: Third-generation president and CEO Jason Smith said he expects to acquire a competitor in the Northeast by the end of this year. “We are having active conversations with…

Capital Region Media come out in force to cover Troy’s 150th Anniversary celebration.

Capital Region media outlets came out in full force to cover Troy’s 150th Anniversary celebration. The event – attended by dignitaries, long-standing clients, and employees – highlighted a new company name for the next era: Troy Industrial Solutions. View some of the coverage: Times Union Business Review WNYT – Channel 13 Troy Record The Buzz (TU Business Blog) Visions (Magazine of the Albany-Colonie Chamber)

Troy Belting & Supply now Troy Industrial Solutions as firm’s focus evolves

Troy Belting & Supply once produced the leather belts that ran 19th-century factories from a central power source. They were a way to transfer power from devices such as South Troy’s Burden water wheel to the machinery that made a range of products from railway spikes to horseshoes. The company, now celebrating its 150th year — it began life on Grand Street in Troy in 1862 as the J. Leroy Pine Co. — on Thursday said…