Columbus McKinnon corporate trainer Chris Zgoda joins Hoists Direct to build service division.

Albemarle, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/03/2017 -- Hoists Direct, supplier of hoists, overhead cranes, below-the-hook devices and winches for industrial customers hires Chris Zgoda as Team Leader to build new hoist & crane service division.

Chris Zgoda was most recently a corporate trainer at Columbus McKinnon Corporation. At Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Chris trained technicians on overhead crane & hoist inspections and hoist technician repair certification. Chris is an advanced rigger through the Crane Institute Certification (CIC) program. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Chris was a project manager at Simmers Crane Design & Services where Chris was responsible for overseeing job operations, purchasing and facilitating installs & upgrades.

"Hoists Direct is a platinum distributor for Columbus McKinnon and is one of the largest distributors of CM hoists in the United States. I look forward to building the company's hoist service and overhead crane inspection capabilities," said Chris Zgoda.

At Hoists Direct, Chris will initially focus on building the company's service and inspection capabilities of hoist-trolley-bridge crane systems. In addition, Chris will build a team focused on providing service and support for Magnetek radios, crane controls and drives.

"Our new service division will leverage our expertise in monorail crane systems, bridge cranes and crane parts and complement our position as a leading supplier of winch-hoists, electric chain hoists and overhead cranes," says Joey Collins, Founder of Hoists Direct.

Hoists Direct employs certified CMCO and Harrington technicians and plans to add additional technicians to its staff in 2017. Repair services will initially be offered on Budgit, CM, Coffing, Harrington, Lodestar, Shopstar, Shaw-Box and Yale Hoists. The new crane service and inspection offering will be added to the hoist repair section of the company's online website in the first quarter of 2017.

About Hoists Direct LLC
Hoists Direct, based in Albemarle, N.C. is a supplier of industrial hoists, overhead cranes, below-the-hook lifting devices and winches. The company is a hoist specialist with dedicated in-house engineering resources to design custom overhead lifting and below-the-hook devices for complex industrial hoisting applications throughout North America. The company distributes all leading hoist, winch and overhead crane brands and offers free shipping to the lower 48 states for most products.

For more information on Hoists Direct LLC visit their website or call 866-464-7871.

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Hoists Direct, industry leading distributor of industrial hoists, cranes and winches, announces new program to accept resellers of the company’s product lines.

Albemarle, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/14/2016 -- Hoists Direct, top global distributor of hoists, cranes and winches, announced today that the company is launching a new program to accept resellers for industrial manual hoists, chain hoists, electric hoists, winches, jib cranes, davit cranes and gantry cranes. Hoists Direct owns and operates HoistsDirect.com, the company's online catalog. Since 2003, Hoists Direct has built a strong reputation as the leading low-cost master distributor of chain hoists, electric hoists, capstan hoists, overhead cranes and wire rope hoists to name but a few of the many product lines offered on the company's online catalog.

Hoists Direct offers a quick ship program on all products, with thousands of products stocked at the company's Albemarle, NC location to ensure you get your product as fast as possible. Other benefits of the program for resellers include free shipping on select products, favorable payment terms, low-cost pricing and access to on-call market and product support from industry experts.

Hoists Direct works with the leading original equipment manufacturers in the hoist and crane industry including Harrington Hoist, Coffing Hoist, Abell-Howe Cranes, Thern Davit Cranes and Winches, Wallace Cranes, Tele Radio Controls, Caldwell Group Lifting Solutions, Yale Hoists, Budgit Hoists and JD Neuhaus Hoists. The company is also a platinum distributor for Columbus McKinnon Corporation and enjoys exclusive access to the Ross branded 3/4 ton to 6 ton lever hoists and 1/2 ton to 10 ton hand chain hoists.

Resellers stand to gain tremendously through the incredible experience and market reach of Hoists Direct. With over 100 years of combined industrial products expertise, the Hoists Direct team's experience in hoist, crane and winch sales and hoist parts offer resellers a one-stop resource for all of their needs to serve industrial customers. From overhead cranes used in automotive manufacturing plants to below-the-hook lifting devices used in casting airframe systems to industrial winches used in wastewater treatment facilities to electric chain hoists used in steel mills, the Hoists Direct team has access to thousands of products to serve the unique requirements of resellers' customers. And, if a hoist, winch or crane is not available within the marketplace to meet the requirements of a resellers' customer, Hoists Direct has access to the design and engineering resources necessary to create custom overhead cranes, industrial winches and industrial hoists for specialty applications.

About Hoists Direct LLC
Hoists Direct, based in Albemarle, N.C, is a global distributor and low-cost retailer and wholesaler of industrial hoist, cranes and winches. The company is a hoist specialist offering the best possible products at the most competitive prices. The company distributes all leading hoist and overhead crane brands and offers free shipping to the lower 48 states for most products.

For more information on Hoists Direct LLC visit their website or call 866-464-7871.

Hoists Direct LLC
123 Charter Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
URL: http://www.hoistsdirect.com

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