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for companies such as Crosby Europe, Arbil, Felco and Parsons Chain. He has been actively involved in the LEEA since the 1970s and served as its chair from 1999 to 2001. Jim was also chair of three International Standards committees for chain and chain components. Established in 1944, the LEEA has over
520 member companies worldwide and campaigns vigorously for higher standards of safety within the lifting industry. In addition to providing members with training and expert technical advice, the association works closely with organizations such as the Health and Safety Executive in the preparation of regulations and British, European and International standards. Member companies include those involved in the design, manufacture, hire, repair, refurbishment, test, examination, verification and use of lifting equipment. Applicants are subject to an initial technical audit before full membership is granted, and then to a continuing program of assessments. For large scale users of overhead lifting equipment, associate membership provides benefits such as access to technical information and training, without the need for auditing. Further details on the activities of the LEEA and a full list of members can be found at:
www.leeaint.com
Southern Wire Modernizes Olive Branch Distribution Center; Welcomes New Team Member to Sales Department Southern Wire, a division of Houston Wire and Cable Co, is proud to announce the recent reengineering of their Olive Branch warehouse facility has been completed. The goal was to create a well-lit, safe, high efficiency space while maintaining excellent flow of shipping and receiving processes. Re-racking, high efficiency lighting, bar coding improvements, space utilization improvements, and additional reeling capacity are all now on line. Each of these projects was completed with zero service interruptions to Southern Wire’s customers. The Southern Wire production and
distribution centers now includes: Olive Branch, Mississippi, Kansas City, Missouri,
Houston, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Tampa, Florida, Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and coming soon Seattle Washington. In addition to Southern
Wire’s completion of the modernization of their Olive Branch facility, Southern Wire is excited to announce new inside sales department growth with the addition of Trey Rishe. Rishe is a 2008 graduate of the University of Mississippi in Oxford with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Recreational Management. Previously a member of the Houston Wire and Cable Co. National Call Center team in Houston Texas, Rishe brings with him two years of in depth customer service and sales experience. Rishe is excited about moving back to friends, joining the Southern Wire Family, and developing his career. For 40 years, Southern Wire, a division
of Houston Wire and Cable Company, has earned a reputation for understanding the unique buying requirements of their customers and delivering exceptional customer service and support. Southern Wire continues their commitment, Right Product | Right Place | Right Time.
Bishop Lifting Products Continues Growth; Adds New Location in Oklahoma City Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP), a fabricator and distributor of slings and rigging supplies, has announced the opening of a new regional office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City office will be the
one-stop source for servicing the oilfield rigging needs in the Mid-Continent region. “Our Oklahoma City office will provide rigging solutions and local MaxiRider™ support to businesses in the region,” says Jeff Bishop, President of Bishop Lifting Products. The new office enables BLP to host key customers and prospects, as well as the ability to offer essential product and solution services, such as onsite product testing and training.
Bishop Lifting Products
in Oklahoma City will be fully stocked with Crosby products as well as a fabricator of slings, such as wire rope slings, web slings, roundslings, chain slings, and Slingmax®
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high performance slings. The location is also equipped with a 350,000 lb. proof testing machine, laser tag etching machine for making sling tags, a pouring tower for fabricating mast raising lines, and a 20,000 lb. wire rope spooling machine. Bill Ray, Regional Vice President
based in the Oklahoma City branch, says “we feel like our Oklahoma City facility is state of the art! It enables us to provide unparalleled service, fabrication and testing of rigging equipment for the Mid-Continent region. We are very excited about being in Oklahoma City.” This is the third new branch for Bishop Lifting Products in the past year.
Lift-It® Manufacturing Relocates to New Facility, Release New Rigging Resource Guide Michael J. Gelskey, Jr., Vice President and General Manager, Lift-It® Manufacturing is proud to announce the purchase of a new facility in Pomona, California. The 40,000 square foot, multi-million dollar building was purchased in the Mission-71 Business Park to provide the foundation for future expansion and continuing excellent customer service for those who demand and expect quality rigging and stellar service. Mr. Gelskey Jr. comments, “Our new
facility will be one of the largest facilities devoted to the production of synthetic rigging products in the country and possibly the world. We made the purchase when I finally convinced my father that he could not see the floor in our existing facility. Every available square inch was allocated to finished stock, inventory and works in process. The new work flow process, machinery acquisitions and production personnel expansion will be necessary for the numerous marketing, sales and training programs we are preparing to unveil.” Chief Executive Officer, Mike Gelskey,
Sr. stated, “I am extremely pleased with the planning and layout that Junior did to streamline our production, strengthening our business and marketing
plans.California based manufacturers should be on the endangered species list and our investment speaks volumes of our commitment to our customers and loyal employees.” The new Pomona facility will house the
manufacturing and corporate offices as well as feature a 1500 sq. ft. Learning Center. Monthly training classes for: Competent Rigger, Certification Preparatory Training, Signal Person, Qualified Inspector and
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