When Mike Gelskey was seventeen he went to work in a sling fabrication shop. In 1979, seven years later he secured private funding and founded Lift-It® Manufacturing Co., Inc. Lift-It® has become an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of quality rigging products to discriminating international customers. Mr. Gelskey has authored numerous articles for national and international publications. He

John has worked in the wire rope industry for 18 years as a member of WireCo World Group’s Corporate Product Engineering Department. During that time, he has worked with the design, development, manufacturing and testing of various wire rope and wire rope lifting products. He has participated on various industry committees charged with developing and

Senior Vice President Institute for 21st Century Energy U.S. Chamber of Commerce Christopher Guith is senior vice president for policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy (Energy Institute). He is responsible for developing the Institute’s policies and initiatives as they apply to the legislative, executive, and regulatory branches of the

In July 1976, at Houston, Texas during the first summer meeting of the AWRF Board of Directors, President Emeritus Ken Kirby named three men to form a technical section of the board. His directive marked the start of what would evolve later into AWRF’s Technical Committee. The three men he named were Jim Yarbrough of

Jay Voorhees Director for Global Strategy Since joining Florida Hospital in Sept 2013, Jay has served as the Director for Global Strategy, and he also contributed to development of Florida Hospital’s innovative Physician Leader Development Program. Prior to joining Florida Hospital, Jay served for over 25 years as a Soldier in the US Army;

Etiflex is a proud member of AWRF, and we were excited to hear more at the Fall 2014 PIE about the unique tagging products that they produce for web and sling makers. Etiflex’s plastic tags were invented by it’s owner, a chemist, and are custom blended for each job and are more durable than the