Supplier News

Richfield, WI-based Custom Equipment Inc. has appointed Dan Schneider as director of sales, where he will focus on continuing the growth and channel development of Hy-Brid Lifts, Custom Equipment’s line of lightweight low-level aerial work platforms.

Impact Products, a Toledo, OH-based manufacturer of supplies and accessories to the cleaning industry, has promoted Robb Borgen to vice president of marketing.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, based in Fairfax, VA, and the Pile Driving Contractors Association, based in Orange Park, FL, have jointly announced the introduction of a certification program for operators of dedicated pile driving equipment.

Streamlight Inc., a Eagleville, PA-based provider of high-performance lighting tools, recently launched its newly upgraded website.

The American Ladder Institute, a Chicago-based non-profit association of industry leaders dedicated to promoting safe ladder use, has declared March 2017 “National Ladder Safety Month” to heighten awareness and promote safe use by homeowners and working professionals.

Honeywell recently appointed RKA Applied Solutions as a distributor for Lincolnshire, IL-based Honeywell Analytics’ gas and flame detection products for industrial and commercial customers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Protective Industrial Products Inc., a Latham, NY-based supplier of hand protection and personal protective equipment to wholesalers and distributors worldwide, has announced the acquisition of Century Glove Inc.

Pigeon Mountain Industries, a LaFayette, GA-based manufacturer and distributor of high-quality rescue and safety equipment, recently announced that Lawrence Black has joined the company’s Denver office as strategic sales executive.

Coventry, a Downers Grove, IL-based provider of workers’ compensation; auto and disability care; and cost management solutions for employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators, recently announced that injured workers now will be able to meet with board-certified physicians via phone or video when their employers participate in Coventry’s telemedicine program.

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals is relocating to Indianapolis from Champaign, IL.