Spider Announces Mike Russell as Director - Spider Market Development


Seattle — Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, announces Mike Russell as Director – Spider Market Development.



Russell joined SafeWorks in March 2005 and has advanced through progressive leadership roles in the wind energy and rental dealership segments. Most recently, he served as National Sales Director. Additionally, Russell serves as President of the Scaffold and Access Industry Association (SAIA), the non-profit trade association that promotes safety, training, and a highly professional, responsible image of scaffold and access professionals through its programs.



“Mike has consistently demonstrated a talent for penetrating emerging markets in prior assignments, and I am confident he will do the same for our Spider business segment,” commented David Beckett, Vice President and General Manager - Spider Operations. “SafeWorks’ leadership team emphasizes that a key element of progress is the growth of our people. Mike’s transition to Spider’s development team is a premier example of how we strive to develop people to help our organization grow.”



About Spider:

Founded in 1947, Spider, a division of SafeWorks, created the powered suspended access business by introducing the well- known Spider basket. Since then, our product and service offering has expanded greatly to serve the needs of an ever-growing marketplace. Spider is the largest manufacturer and distributor of access and safety solutions in North America, serving more customers from more locations with a wider variety of products and services than any other company. From baskets, traction hoist and platform rental, to safety and training, to specialty-engineered products - Spider has a strong team of professionals, along with a national network of sales, service and support capabilities to provide you with the most reliable access solutions available.



Media Contact:

Heidi Krueger – Marketing Specialist

Heidi.Krueger@SafeWorks.com

All Topics