[EDITOR’S NOTE]


As we’ve been speaking to business leaders around the industry lately, suffice to say that no one has described 2020 as being business as usual. But a common theme is sounded out in one form or another in many of these conversations – and that’s a call for an optimistic approach to all of the challenges this year has brought. “We’re business people – the glass always has to be half-full,”


said Phil Chant, President of Chant Engineering, when we interviewed him for our Leadoff Feature in this issue. And this


is from someone who has an engineering staff of 15, and sells custom-designed products that are significant capital expenditures for their buyers – one of the first things that many businesses defer when pressured. So when business slowed down, their team started looking around for things that would look like help in a pandemic, and that they could design and build. Fast forward about six weeks, and there was a whole new business venture in a whole new line of business, producing a system that sanitizes N95 face masks and allows you to reuse them. It’s a great story about adaptation and improvisation, and we hope you find it as encouraging as we did. In our May/June 2019 issue, we introduced Australia’s Men from Marr’s, and previewed


their role in providing heavy lift support to construction of the 1915 Canakkale Bridge across the Dardanelles – one of two straits separating the Black Sea from the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas in Turkey. Tey recently capped off the towers of the immense span, performing dramatic lifts well over one-thousand feet above sea level – and we have much more about this project in our Cover Feature. And in our Spotlight, we are pleased to welcome business strategist and consultant


Howard Lewinter back to our pages once again. Howard writes for and consults with business owners and leaders, but we believe the perspective he shares is useful for anyone who works for or seeks employment by any business to understand. I’m glad to report that our Catalog has been getting a lot of attention. We have new members, new listings – the most recently listed products are at the top of each section – and some new (lower) prices on some listings. You can check that our here, or search for exactly what you need online anytime at www.wireropeexchange.com/buy. We are always looking for material to keep our audience informed and inspired. Please


let us know what you are working on, and we’ll be delighted to write about it. Best Regards,


Bob Glenn, Publisher | Wire Rope Exchange P.O. Box 159323, Nashville, TN 37215 Email: bglenn@wireropeexchange.com


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