Category: News

  • Homegrown: How a U.S.-based Manufacturer Thrives in a Global Economy

    Homegrown: How a U.S.-based Manufacturer Thrives in a Global Economy

    South Carolina’s SixAxis focus on customers and innovation yields big results While many U.S. manufacturers have been forced to move their manufacturing facilities overseas to remain competitive, SixAxis co-founders Rob Honeycutt and Fred Harmon have not only found a way to remain in the United States, but thrive as well. In fact, the co-founders have…

  • South Carolina’s SixAxis Invests $20 Million in Facility Expansion, Jobs

    South Carolina’s SixAxis Invests $20 Million in Facility Expansion, Jobs

    Partnership with State of South Carolina and Georgetown County Aids Manufacturer’s Expansion SixAxis and its division, SafeRack, a manufacturer of loading rack and safety access solutions, have announced expansion plans to support their immediate and long term growth initiatives. SafeRack, the State of South Carolina, and Georgetown County have aligned resources that culminated in a…

  • Red7 Advertising Agency Secures Digital Corridor Position in Charleston

    Red7 Advertising Agency Secures Digital Corridor Position in Charleston

    Headquartered in downtown Charleston, Red7 is a full-service agency delivering a high-impact measured marketing approach to global business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients including niche action and adventure sport brands. “To set these brand partners apart from their competitors, we build their business through continuous improvements. It’s winning market share for brands using a test-and-optimize strategy,” explains…

  • SafeRack Appoints Jeff Reichert to President

    SafeRack Appoints Jeff Reichert to President

    Jeff Reichert has been appointed President of SafeRack loading rack technologies. SafeRack, an industry leader specializing in loading rack technologies for trucks, railcars and industrial safety applications, announced the appointment of Jeff Reichert to President. The announcement was made by co-founders Fred Harmon and Rob Honeycutt who said, “Jeff is a tremendous asset to our…

  • Governor Haley Takes Tour of SafeRack

    Governor Haley Takes Tour of SafeRack

    Originally published on SouthStrandNews.com While she was in town Wednesday, Gov. Nikki Haley visited the Saferack Manufacturing plant near Andrews. The plant is now expanding to double its size and will add at least 50 jobs. Haley told the employees after a tour of the facility that she was impressed with the work they do…

  • SafeRack Ranks as 19th Fastest-Growing Manufacturer on Inc. 500/5000

    SafeRack Ranks as 19th Fastest-Growing Manufacturer on Inc. 500/5000

    Originally published on Grainnet.com SafeRack, the world’s fastest-growing provider of stronger, safer and easier-to-handle truck loading-rack and fall-protection equipment, announced Aug. 18 that it has earned inclusion in the second annual Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s exclusive listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. SafeRack, which was founded in 2003, is listed…

  • Mobile Transloader Moves Liquids Between Modes of Transportation

    Mobile Transloader Moves Liquids Between Modes of Transportation

    Originally published on ThomasNet.com As the use of transloading-defined as the process of transferring a shipment from one mode of transportation to another-continues to increase, shippers who move liquid goods ranging from industrial chemicals to the increasingly popular renewable fuels have been looking for ways to quicken the transloading process while minimizing the risk that…

  • Gangways are Designed Using Metal-stamping Technology.

    Gangways are Designed Using Metal-stamping Technology.

    Originally published on ThomasNet.com SafeRack, LLC, the leading provider of stronger, safer and easier-to-handle truck and railcar loading-rack and fall-protection equipment for the petroleum, biofuel, specialized chemical, food/pharmaceutical, cement and other industries, has announced the availability of its redesigned, patent-pending SafeRack G4 Gangway. In development for 18 months, the G4 uses cutting-edge metal-stamping technology to…

  • SafeRack Chooses Sumter for Headquarters

    SafeRack Chooses Sumter for Headquarters

    SafeRack, LLC, Loading Rack Technologies, has purchased land adjacent to the Black River Airport Industrial Park and plans to construct an 8,000 square foot headquarters facility that will eventually employ up to 40 workers, primarily in sales and engineering. The company makes truck loading platforms, rail car platforms and other similar products at its manufacturing…