[INDUSTRY NEWS]
LGH’s Kansas City, MO Ware- house Relocates
> Lifting Gear Hire’s (LGH) Kansas City, MO warehouse has relocated to a new facility. The new warehouse, located at 1886 N Topping, Kansas City, MO 64120, will help LGH provide faster equipment rental turn-around times for customers in and around the Kansas City area. In addition, the new warehouse will also provide an expansive selection of rental equipment, larger scale rental equipment choices and more dock space for convenient equipment loading and unloading. Founded in 1990, Lifting Gear Hire
(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. LGH’s mission is to offer expertise in the rental of the safest and most reliable hoisting and rigging equipment to build and support a better America. LGH – Puts Safety First. y
I&I Slingmax Inc. Completes National Sales Meeting
specialists in Engineering, Information Technology, and Marketing along with presentations by invited vendor representatives. I&I Sling’s CEO, Scott St. Germain stated, “It’s truly amazing to see the evolution of our company compared to I&I’s first national meeting back in 2008. We accomplished a lot this week and our mission to utilize data analysis for decision making is really gaining traction. We have the right folks in the right seats, exciting new projects are underway and we are continuously improving our processes. Most importantly, we’re having fun doing it!” After the conclusion of the I&I Sling
2015 ATM, all employees returned to their home states with clear goals for the upcoming year and a better understanding of our new products. y
Scotload Signs Strategic USA Partnership Agreement with Sea-Land Distributors
> On May 26-28th 2015, I&I Slingmax Inc. gathered outside sales staff and branch managers from all 6 locations for their 8th annual All Team Meeting (ATM). Last spring, Team I&I members were given a tour of a shell of a building that was still under construction. This year’s gathering marked the first ATM hosted in I&I Sling’s brand new 50,000 square foot headquarters located in Aston, Pennsylvania. Meetings were held in the 5,000 square foot training room complete with a state-of-the-art Smart Board and audio visual system. I&I’s annual ATM serves as a learning
session as well as a time for management and sales employees to view presentations on various ongoing projects by department
> Scotload, part of James Fisher and Sons PLC, is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Sea-Land Distributors, the wholesale distributors of wire rope and rigging products based in New Orleans. Sea-Land Distributors is renowned for
supplying quality rigging products and stocking a comprehensive range of rigging and wire rope equipment, through a network of rigging shops whose customers welcome a prompt and informed response to their requirements. This new, mutually beneficial agreement
will see Sea-Land as the distributor and after sales service and support provider for Scotload’s market-leading range of load testing and certification equipment in the United States. The available product range will include load measuring links and shackles, up to 2000 tonne
capacity, for use by engineers involved in load testing and compliments Sea-Land’s existing service offering. Scotload develops the most up-to date
technology for measuring load and prides itself on the delivery of quality-assured load cells. SmartLoad®, its award-winning innovation, is an intelligent load monitoring system that focuses on helping lifting and rigging engineers perform load tests with ease and confidence. The technology is unique in the marketplace with features that are easy to use and provide new options for engineers involved in load testing and all project based lifting operations. Mike Hall, Sea-Land’s president and
owner explains, “Scotload is a perfect fit for us and having looked very carefully at their competitors for load links and load shackles, we feel fortunate to have formed this relationship. Their Smartload system is way ahead of any other product available on the market today and we are thrilled to add this new line to our offering. As a commitment to this partnership, we have ordered a 250 tonne vertical testing machine to perform calibration services. We will also offer and maintain a rental fleet of load links and load shackles on a wholesale price basis to non-end users.” y
CEO of Certified Slings & Supply awarded Small Business Exporter of the Year by Florida Small Business Development Center
> On May 19th, as part of the U.S. Small WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE JULY-AUGUST 2015 15
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