The Evolution of Our Professional Services Group
There was a day when our sales department was also the parts department and the service department, and the installation department….you get the idea. With some healthy growth, we found ourselves in need of a separate Parts and Services (P & S) department. The 90s was the decade of the automotive industry, and oddly enough, […]
Thank Goodness We Diversified
Over the past 30 years I have been with Handling Specialty, the company has certainly weathered several economic “storms.” I think it was about 2002 when the third recession began to appear. It was once again most notable via the decline in the auto industry. We had just powered ourselves through the 90s when the […]
Inside the world of custom design and manufacturing
Over the years, we have attended many trade shows; some we just walked and some we exhibited at. The one statement that always seems to give me amusement is, “Yeah, we are looking at getting into custom design lifts just like you.” My “inside” voice says, “Great, let me hold the door open for you!” […]
The Importance of Good Relationships
For years now, we have enjoyed stating in our cover letters that “Handling Specialty doesn’t just build great equipment….we build great relationships too”. Our team recognizes and respects the important role that the relationship plays when delivering customized and complex engineering solutions. We learned long ago that a project’s success would be heavily weighted on […]