Desire and the Material Handling Industry

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.” To relate to this quote, one needs to understand the root of the word: desire – A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. Something to aspire to. Both a noun and a verb, desire is what drives achievement. The desire […]
Employee-Centric Manufacturing

A company which practices an employee-centric attitude is far more beneficial to their customer than one which does not. At Handling Specialty, they realized early on that the right people placed in the right positions drive success. They came together in 1963, kept together through diversification in engineering and manufacturing capabilities, and worked together to […]
Integrated Stage Machinery Automation

Michael Jackson ONE – Integrated Stage Machinery Automation In 2013, the stage lifts for the Cirque du Soleil show featuring Michael Jackson’s music, ONE, were engineered, designed and manufactured by Handling Specialty. We have built stage lifts for numerous stage musicals and even broadened our reach through the years with underwater stage lifts. Handling Specialty […]
What custom material handling really means

Custom material handling is not just a buzz term to excite search engines. At Handling Specialty, custom means quality. Custom stands for something. It stands for integrity, creativity, experience, engineering, manufacturing, support, passion, and the trust placed in the people employed to imagine the custom solution that will transform a factory, facility or warehouse for […]
Cirque du Soleil Talks up Handling Specialty

“I cannot think of when we had a relationship that was so supportive and attentive.” Tony Ricotta, Cirque du Soleil Company Manager – Ka show, says of his time with Cirque’s “O” show and Handling Specialty’s involvement in designing, building, installing and supporting the underwater stage system. “We sell smart motion.” Tom Beach, President of […]
Advanced Manufacturing Handling Equipment

Polaris, BRP, GE Transportation, Harley Davidson, and Case New Holland; are some of the companies who trust us to design and build their manufacturing equipment for the advanced manufacturing sector. Is it time you considered an experienced design and manufacturing firm that understands your custom applications? Handling Specialty custom engineers and manufactures lift, rotate, tilt […]