[INDUSTRY NEWS]
WSTDA Elects New Board and Welcomes Tom Wynn as President
> The Web Sling & Tie Down Association (WSTDA) proudly introduces its newly elected president and board of directors for 2012-2013. Tom Wynn, of Peerless Chain Company, was elected to serve as President of the Association. Wynn’s term as president comes on the heels of a successful Annual Meeting with record attendance in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Interest in WSTDA membership remains strong, with 115 member companies.
Supporting Wynn
is a strong cabinet of officers including Immediate Past President, Michael Gelskey, Sr., Lift-It Mfg. Co.; Vice
President, Ralph Abato, Kinedyne Corp.; and Secretary/Treasurer, Jeff Iden, Cargo Equipment Corp. Jim Bailey, Filtec Precise; Scott Fleming,
Unirope; Karl Heinz Keisewitt, Doleco; Greg Pilgrim, Murdock Webbing; Steve Schroeder, Wear-Flex Slings; and Loren Stolin, Security Chain Co. are also serving on the 2012-2013 Board. WSTDA will hold its fall meeting at
The Marquette Hotel, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 16-18, 2012. WSTDA includes manufacturers and
suppliers of synthetic web slings and tie downs, polyester round slings, synthetic webbing, fibers, thread and related companies. y
New LGH Warehouse Opens in North Carolina
> Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) announces the opening of a new warehouse in Charlotte, NC. This is the fourteenth warehouse LGH has opened in the U.S. The new warehouse, located at 3500-L Woodpark Blvd, will provide faster equipment rental turn-around times for customers in and around the Charlotte, NC area. In addition, the new warehouse will also provide an expansive selection of rental equipment, larger scale rental equipment choices and convenient equipment loading and unloading. Founded in 1990, Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) is the United States’
largest single organization devoted exclusively to the provision of lifting and moving equipment for rent and sale. LGH provides hoisting, pulling, jacking, rigging, material handling and safety equipment available for immediate and safe use. For more information, visit
www.lgh-usa.com. y
Wire Rope Exchange Magazine Wins 2012 APEX Award of Excellence
> Wire Rope Exchange (WRE), an international sales magazine to the crane, rigging, lifting and load securement industries, was awarded the APEX 2012 Award of Excellence in the Most Improved Magazines and Journals category. APEX 2012 is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications. Entries are judged based on excellence in editorial content, graphic design and communication effectiveness. “For over 30 years, the Wire Rope
Exchange has remained a strong sales tool for businesses in the lifting and rigging industry; however, in the past 7 years we’ve developed into a solid and essential communications network within the industry, in addition to a marketing resource. Our goal is to only get better,” says Melissa Hood, publisher of WRE. “On behalf of Wire Rope Exchange, we’d like to thank our creative team, advertisers and Exchange members who make the Exchange possible.” Published bi-monthly, Wire Rope
Exchange includes articles covering a wide range of topics, featuring the latest news, announcements, innovations and information from within the lifting and rigging industry. The Wire Rope Exchange magazine is published in print and digital formats. For more information or to access the digital editions, visit
www.wireropeexchange.com. y
Certified Slings Named a Winner of Harrington Hoists’ Distributor Excellence Award
> Certified Slings & Supply of Casselberry, FL was named a recipient of Harrington
Hoists’ Distributor Excellence Award for its continued high growth in product sales for Harrington Hoists. According to Harrington Hoists, this
prestigious award is presented to distributors that achieve outstanding sales growth during the year for Harrington Hoists’ products. Harrington Hoists considers the distributor’s partnership and loyalty as key to the mutual success of the manufacturer / distributor relationship. “Over the last year Certified Slings &
Supply has been very active in promoting Harrington Hoists through Certified Slings’ outside and inside sales team and on-line channels,” stated Doug Worswick, CEO of Certified Slings & Supply. “We are honored to receive this award from such a quality manufacturer as Harrington Hoists.” As an example of the on-going partnership,
earlier this year Certified Slings & Supply opened a Harrington Hoist inspection and repair facility in their Tampa Service Center. According to Mr. Worswick, this new service was implemented to further support our customers’ needs and add additional support to the products we are selling. This year’s award presentation
luncheon was held on April in Atlanta, GA. Representatives of Harrington Hoists, Inc. were, Carlo Lonardi, Chief Operations Officer, Jason Bulan, Eastern Regional Sales Manager, Jim Small, Central Regional Sales Manager, Ted Rust, Sales Representative and Greg Morris, Sales Representative. Those in attendance from Certified Slings and Supply included Dennis E. Worswick, President and his wife Barbie, Nicole R. Parkerson, VP Purchasing, Eric Worswick, Executive Accounts Manager and his wife Lindsay. y
SB Holdings Acquires Bishop Lifting Products
> AEA Investors, one of the oldest private equity groups in the U.S., has formed SB Holdings to combine Singer Equities with the acquisition of Bishop Lifting Products. Both groups provide high value added products used in the industrial distribution market sector. Bishop Lifting Products, operating
through eight locations, is engaged in the business of fabricating and distributing wire rope and synthetic slings, wire rope, rigging hardware and other lifting products and providing engineering, consulting,
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