[INDUSTRY NEWS] Tracy Lawson, President and founder, has


over 25 years’ experience in the occupational safety and health field. Tracy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety and Health and maintains several certifications, including being Board Certified as a Safety Professional, Safety Management Specialist, Safety & Heath Trainer and Safety and Health and Management Systems Auditor.


New ITI Office - United Kingdom Separately, Birmingham, United Kingdom will be Industrial Training International’s (ITI) operational headquarters of its new subsidiary, ITI UK. This office will manage the sales and services for customers in the UK from instructor-led training to virtual reality (VR) simulations (request a demo). ITI has appointed Christina Lanham as the Managing Director. She most recently served as the Director of Operations for ITI. Motivation to incorporate in the UK,


including a physical presence, is driven by a large percentage of the skilled labor pool leaving the workforce as they reach retirement age. As younger generations begin to replace their older counterparts,


it is essential that they are given every opportunity, including proper training, to ensure that there is no drop in skill level. According to ITI CEO Zack Parnell, “We are thrilled to be bringing our training solutions to the UK in our pursuit to help employers eliminate the industrial skilled labor gap.” Learn more at www.iti.com/uk. y


RSS Welcomes Industry Veteran Sean Maslen


> Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has named Sean Maslen regional sales manager for the southwest, as the lifting and rigging equipment supplier continues to execute its growth strategy and expand across the UK. Maslen, of Pennymoor near Exeter,


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stepped into the field-based role at the start of the month (February), looking to leverage nearly three decades of experience in the below-the-hook marketplace, which has included spells at some of the industry’s largest companies. He will focus on promoting RSS’s range of equipment and


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services in a region that includes a number of existing hotbeds for lifting activity. Maslen will also gather market intelligence with the company poised to open a seventh depot in the near future. RSS currently has locations in Heathrow,


London; Aylesford, Kent; Rotherham, Yorkshire; Warrington, Cheshire; Grangemouth, Scotland; and Bridgend, Wales, the company’s de facto headquarters and the closest existing facility to Maslen’s territory. However, Steve Hutin, managing director, has been candid about plans to expand that to 10 sites, and the southwest is


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