Brad Benner President ALPS Wire Rope
Brad Benner, President Alps Wire Rope. Alps Wire Rope Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, IL and established in 1968, markets a wide range of products manufactured by world-class mills from throughout the world. Alps is dedicated to providing quality products, with excellent service, to the various industries served. In 2010, Former Speaker of the House and General Chairman of American Solutions Newt Gingrich appointed Brad Benner to the Advisory Board of the Jobs and Prosperity Task Force.
Tom Miller President
Marcal Rope and Rigging, Inc.
Tom Miller, President of Marcal Rope & Rigging. Marcal Rope & Rigging, Inc. was established in 1970 in Alton, IL. Marcal off ers a range of rigging and construction products and a variety of services including certifi cation of lifting devices, rigging repair, rigging inspection, and others. Tom Miller
serves as current President of the Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF).
Mike Parnell President Industrial Training International
Mike Parnell, President Industrial Training International. ITI provides crane and rigging training/ consulting for hundreds of clients in the U.S. and around the world. Parnell is the ASME B30 Main Committee Vice-Chair, a member of fi ve B30 Subcommittees, CIC Rigging Certifi cation Committee Chair, a member of the Associated Wire Rope Fabricators and is a charter member of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals.
Wire Rope Exchange: Brad, I want to follow-up on what you just said about not getting beyond what we know works. Often, innovation is aggressively pushing the envelope in a new direction. How do you achieve balance in minimizing risk while also pushing the envelope?
Brad Benner: It starts with leadership. Leadership has to show that we can do great things. You also have to put good people around you who know the products. And you have to instill the mindset that failure is not an option where safety is concerned.
Wire Rope Exchange: It’s insightful that as all of you were sharing your defi nitions of innovation, you put them in the context of challenges. And that is what innovation is about: solving the big challenges. What’s happening in the industry today that creates optimism for growth?
Tom Miller: Technological advances create optimism for growth. In my area – the St Louis market, we’ve seen a lot of upgrades and investments in alternative energy sources. T ere have been a lot of upgrades in coal-fi red power plants. Refi neries are also upgrading – and fi nding new ways to pull oil out of the earth.
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