Among an array of game-changing equipment designed to get the job done, PSC boasts gantry systems up to 900 tons.
Recognizing Opportunity Randy and Jim know exactly what PSC is capable of because they represent a line of Severs dating back to 1933, when their great-grandfather, Earl F. Sever, Sr., had the foresight to create a business built to withstand Te Depression. Earl traveled throughout Ohio, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana under the PSC name—focusing primarily on demolition and plant dismantling. When Lear Avia Corp. came to Piqua, PSC became the prime contractor to uninstall and move all the equipment out of the existing plant and then install it in Piqua. Tis allowed PSC to enter the machinery-moving, rigging, and crane rental industry, which led to steady growth and evolution over the next 70 years. Earl, Sr. ultimately brought Earl, Jr. on board, and instilled in him the same determination and values he’d developed through the years. In turn, those beliefs were carried forward by Earl F. Sever III (Randy and Jim’s father). “Our grandfather was an ironworker and brought the fabrication side to the business,” said Jim. “My dad came into the business in the mid to late sixties and was really attracted to the cranes and the heavy equipment, and saw a lot of potential there.”
By that point, according to Jim, PSC was pumping out a lot of fabrication, and had a few cranes and forklifts around town. “And then my dad brought in a bit of a new vision—recognizing an opening for a lot more business potential on the rigging side. We had a good niche of growing businesses surrounding Piqua, and there was really no rigger in the area.” Earl III was just starting to look in the direction of
power rigging and gantries, etc.—the “long-duration” projects—when Jim and Randy came aboard in the mid-nineties. After pursuing civil engineering at Ohio State University, Randy returned to Piqua, joined the Ironworkers, and graduated from their four-year apprenticeship program. He quickly progressed from foreman to general foreman and soon became the company’s lead estimator/project manager. Jim attended Wright State University, where
he received his degree in business management. He then returned to PSC as the assistant office manager—learning the individual aspects of all of the administrative functions and bringing new technologies and related efficiencies to the forefront.
Going Big
“Each generation put their own stamp on PSC—it’s been an evolution,” said Randy. “Once we came
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