AI Magazine Issue 2 2018- Boyas Drafting & Design, LLC

98 Acquisition International - Issue 2 2018 The Checkers Safety Group designs and manufactures ground-based industrial safety products in its eight factories across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and sells through a distribution network to industrial markets of over 70 countries worldwide. We speak to Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Rene Vieveen about the company and what services it offers. stablished in 1987, Checkers Safety Group began with a simple vision that still rings true today, aiming to be a dynamic and growing organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting assets by delivering innovative safety products. During 2015 and 2016, the Checkers Safety Group acquired nine companies, making it one of the global market leaders in the design and manufacture of more than 200 specialised industrial safety products for the industrial, construction, power transmission, construction, mining, oil & gas, and general manufacturing industries as well as the commercial, entertainment, hospitality and facility management markets. The company focuses on its main power brands, namely Notrax ® industrial and commercial mats for professional use, TuffTrak ® ground protection and temporary roadways, Linebacker ® cable management systems and Monster™ Motion Safety traffic and vehicle safety products. The Terraplas ® product line is a specialised stadium and arena turf protection system, used commonly in professional sports stadiums worldwide, including soccer, American football and Major League Baseball stadiums, to avoid damage to the grass during concerts or events. For each of its power brands, there is a rich history and the legacy of an entrepreneur who met a customer need. Notrax ® has a wide range of ergonomic, anti-fatigue, and safety mats for industrial, commercial and food service environments, which is probably the largest in the world, as well as dust-control matting entrance Company: Checkers Safety Group Europe Contact: Rene Vieveen Address: Achterzeedijk 57, Barendrecht, 2992 SB, The Netherlands Phone: +31 180 615 744 Website: www.notrax.eu Quality andService Excellence Stands theTest of Time E 1802AI57 matting. Superior Manufacturing Group, now known as Notrax ® , was a modest manufacturing and repair shop for rubber entrance matting. Linebacker ® , focuses on cable management systems, cable ramps and hose bridges. Cable management systems are laid on the ground and cables are run through them so that “pedestrians and vehicles can go across streets and walk on them without being exposed to the cables” he says, as well as revealing that this type of product has been used in every Olympics event since around 1986. With known brands such as the Yellow Jacket ® , billed as the ‘original’ cable protector, the Yellow Jacket Series is a favourite in the entertainment industry, and is known for its durable construction and high load capacity. TuffTrak ® concerns heavy duty outdoor temporary access roadways and platforms, in the form of heavy duty mats which protect the ground as well as “Our most important criteria when developing a product remains to solve a problem.”