KME Appoints Safe Industries for the Carolinas

NESQUEHONING, PA—KME added Safe Industries to the KME sales representative network. Safe Industries’ home office is located in Piedmont, South Carolina, just south of the Greenville/Spartanburg area, and will handle sales and service for KME products in both North Carolina and South Carolina.

Safe Industries was founded in 2005 by Al Willimon. After serving in the United States Army, Willimon joined the fire service and worked as an officer with the Simpsonville (SC) Fire Department. During his career, Al saw the need for a reliable and responsive supplier to the emergency services market in his region. It was that experience that brought his vision of Safe Industries to life.
In addition to the full line of KME apparatus, Safe Industries also offers both in-house and mobile services and mobile pump testing to its customers from its 36,000 square-foot Piedmont, South Carolina, location. Responsive service and customer-focused principles are the driving force for Al and his team of more than 40 employees. Safe Industries also has a 13,500-square-foot location in Nashville, TN area, for loose equipment sales and service, with plans to soon announce the acquisition of another sales and service center for KME apparatus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Safe Industries’ major equipment brands include MSA, Akron, Genesis, Globe (Cairns), Paratech, and 511.

For more information, visit www.kovatch.com or www.safeindustries.com.

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