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INDUSTRY UPDATE
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ADVISORY BOARD
Leo J. DeBobes, MA (OH&S), CSP, CHCM, CPEA, CSC, EMT
Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NY
Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies Concord, N.H.
Angelo Pinheiro, CSP, CRSP, CPEA
Senior HES Professional Marathon Oil Company Houston, Texas
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Henry Wright, MBA, CFPS
Senior Vice President & Director — Risk Solutions BB&T Insurance Services Inc. Charlotte, N.C.
EMERITUS
Barry R. Weissman, MBA
Green Valley, Ariz.
On the Move
HalenHardy, LLC (www.halenhardy.com) of Bellwood, Pa., an-
nounced that Jeff Shaw
has joined the company
as Partner and Vice
President of Sales. Build-
ing on his experience as a
sales leader in the work
truck and heavy equip-
ment industries, he is
responsible for building the HalenHardy, LLC global sales team. Shaw recently was both the national sales manager and vice president of sales at Curry Supply Com- pany in Martinsburg, Pa. “We’ve admired Jeff’s leadership skills for years, and he’s been instrumental in building successful sales teams,” said Donny Beaver, a part- ner in HalenHardy. “His broad experience and relationships in heavy outdoor indus- tries such as mining, oil and gas, equip- ment rental, and rail are a perfect overlay for helping us grow in our mission to serve the mobile industrial workforce.” Halen- Hardy, LLC provides products and services specifically focused on the mobile out- door workforce in industries including oil and gas, mining, construction, emergency response, remediation, transportation, utilities, and demolition. . . . Industrial Scientific Corporation, a leader in gas de- tection, announced the
hiring of Lisa Brooks as
vice president of human
resources. She is respon-
sible for the development
and execution of HR
strategies and initiatives
while partnering with
the leadership team to
drive employee engagement, talent devel- opment, and organizational design. Brooks joined Industrial Scientific after a 10-year career with Tektronix, a company based in Oregon. “Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, and we’re looking forward to benefiting from her experience as a leader,” said Justin McElhattan, president of In- dustrial Scientific. . . . G.W. Becker, Inc. (www.gwbcrane.com), a Hermitage, Pa.- based custom design manufacturer of over- head cranes, recently hired Chris Wilson as operations manager. He has 23 years of senior leadership in all aspects of techni-
cal and manufacturing
operations and will work
closely with most depart-
ments at the company
to address and promote
efficiency, safety, and
quality in production, ac-
cording to the company’s
announcement. “My goal
is to provide leadership to the G.W. Becker operation’s team as we establish the pro- cesses and controls needed to maintain our excellent quality and customer ser- vice while experiencing significant sales growth,” Wilson said. . . . Industrial Scien- tific Corporation also announced March 7 that its rental program has expanded to include Fluke instruments. The new offer- ing builds on Industrial Scientific’s proven capabilities in rental services that help cus- tomers preserve capital and focus on their core business, according to the company’s announcement, which said the Fluke rental program offers a range of process calibra- tion, power quality, and thermal measuring tools for weekly or monthly rentals. “We are pleased to partner with the worldwide leader in electronic testing and imaging tools to offer our customers new products that improve safety and efficiency in the workplace,”saidJasonWright,rentalsales manager. “Making these instruments easi- er to access through rental helps to bring us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by the year 2050.” For a full list of Fluke instruments for rent, visit http://www.indsci.com/services/flukeren- tal/. . . . St. Louis-based Western Specialty Contractors promoted
Tom Brooks from senior
vice president of opera-
tions to chief operat-
ing officer at the start of
2018. Brooks replaces
COO Jim Rechtin, Sr.,
who retired from West-
ern, a specialty contrac-
tor in masonry and concrete restoration, waterproofing, and specialty roofing, after 46 years of service. Brooks will be working closely with Western President Jeff Kel- ley to develop new programs that support the company’s objectives. “Tom has dem- onstrated strong business acumen, along with the ability to lead and mentor others,” Kelley said. “I am very excited for Tom,
and I look forward to new opportunities in 2018 and beyond.”
Business Moves
■ Des Plaines, Ill.-based Justrite® Safety Group, a supplier of products for the safe management of flammable liquids and other hazardous materials, has acquired Wellsburg, W.Va.-based Eagle® Manufac- turing Company, a manufacturer of safety cans, safety cabinets, spill containment products, poly drums, and material han- dling products.
“The acquisition of Eagle by Justrite Safety Group further demonstrates our business strategy to better serve our cus- tomers within the industrial safety, envi- ronmental, and material handling product sector of the global market,” said Mark McElhinny, Justrite’s president and CEO. “We value Eagle’s ongoing commitment to meet their customers’ expectations for compliance solutions products to help in- dustry meet strict local, state, and federal regulations. Eagle’s advanced manufactur- ing and skilled craftsmanship will integrate seamlessly into our distribution and engi- neered solution sales channels.”
Joe Eddy, Eagle’s president, said the company will continue to sell Eagle-brand- ed products, adding that the acquisition “will fuel revenue growth, create additional
CHRIS WILSON
JEFF SHAW
LISA BROOKS
TOM BROOKS
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G.W. BECKER, INC. WESTERN SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS
HALENHARDY, LLC INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION