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President and CEO, Tim Timco, who joined the company
after 28 years in the amusement industry, currently leads S&S. “The single most important challenge has been creating a change in culture within the company in order to become more successful,” said Timco. “A change that presents its own set of challenges in managing the additional resources, infrastructure and facilities that are required to grow.” Over the 24 years since its founding, S&S has created
many unique ride products that have thrilled people around the globe, including tower rides (Space Shot, Turbo Drop, Combo Tower and Double Shot), the Screamin’ Swing, El Loco coasters, Free Fly coasters, mine train coasters, air- launched coasters, family inverted coasters, 4th Dimension coasters, steeplechase coasters, 4D Free Spin coasters and more, with over 500 rides installed in over 30 countries. Timco says that what makes S&S unique is, “the cutting-edge thinking that goes into our product design. We’re not trying to create the fastest or the tallest rides – we’re trying to develop ride experiences that are exceptional, that are exciting and thrilling in their own special way.” The growth of S&S Worldwide to become a
world leader in roller coasters and major amusement rides has brought about increased staff, which has also necessitated the new 110,000 square foot facility that is now the company’s headquarters in North Logan, Utah. Jason Mons, COO, has been responsible for the two-year project, overseeing all related matters from land acquisition to facility planning to relocation staff and equipment. The new S&S building encompasses all
experienced in the last few years, and the great strides in the professional image that the company portrays overall. She added, “I believe that the company is steadily gaining new respect in the industry, not only from customer’s point of view, but also from our competitors. I am also appreciative of our management’s efforts to make S&S a super place for its employees.”
A truly global business Checketts was eventually replaced in the role of President and CEO by Rich Allen, who led the company through some challenging years of global economic uncertainty. In 2011, Sansei Technologies (then Sansei Yusoki Co.) of Osaka, Japan, began its acquisition of S&S Worldwide, and by 2014, Sansei was the sole owner of the company. With the resources and leadership of Sansei, S&S Worldwide entered a new chapter in company history, one of steady growth and increased success in the amusement industry.
MAY 2018
company business activities under one roof and was designed for the comfort, safety and efficiency of S&S employees. Its state-of-the-art layout allows work processes to flow from department to department seamlessly, utilizing bar code technology all the way through. Mons noted, “Everything has been designed to foster a collaborative environment and more integration of departments within our firm. Our biggest goal was to get everything under one roof, providing what we need today and allowing some room to grow. We believe this great new facility represents very nicely what we do and how we do it.” S&S has moved from strength to strength
over the last 34 years, and with its new facility and over 500 rides installed around the world, this amusement industry leader shows no sign of slowing down. Here’s to the future!
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ABOVE LEFT: S&S executive management team
ABOVE RIGHT: New S&S facility
BELOW: Stan Checketts on the Knott’s Berry Farm Tower
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