The Hanes Supply Blog

Winter Safety for Your Car

Car in snow with text
Cold weather is here and it's time to start preparing yourself and your belongings. One of the most important things to prepare is your car. Snow tires and windshield tarps are great resources to have when it comes to protection from the elements, but the items inside of your car are just as important. There are several items that can get you out of a sticky situation and be beneficial in several scenarios.

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Louisville Ladder helps make your job easier

Main on Louisville Platform Ladder

While sometimes overlooked, a ladder is one of the most important components of the job you’re performing. Safety and function of your ladder will positively affect the job you’re working on. Louisville Ladder gives you the comfort and security knowing you're using some of the best products on the market, including two of their premier products.

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Milwaukee raises bar with new torque wrench

Milwaukee Digital Torque Wrench
The M12 Fuel Digital Torque Wrench outperforms traditional torque wrenches with not only faster installation speeds, but a larger reduction in user fatigue and repetitive motion injuries. This tool not only gets rid of the need for multiple tools, it gets rid of the chance to over-torque. The M12 Fuel Digital Torque Wrench delivers torque accuracy up to +- 2% CW.

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Milwaukee M18 1” Cordless Impact Wrench Is Available Now

Milwaukee M18 Cordless Impact Wrench

Big construction needs big bolts: much of our world, from bridges to skyscrapers, is held together by bolts upwards of 1 inch in diameter. Driving bolts of that size takes a tool with serious power. Until now, workers have relied on corded impact wrenches to get the job done, which are heavy, cumbersome, and tethered to extension cords, compressors, and generators.

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Ladder Safety Month: A Comprehensive Guide to Ladder Safety

Men on a ladder at jobsite
More than 100 people die from ladder-related accidents every year, and thousands more suffer disabling injuries. Using a ladder isn’t inherently dangerous – when ladders are in working condition, set up correctly, and used by a person with proper training, they're a safe and essential part of any construction site or home toolbox. So why do so many ladder related injuries and fatalities continue to occur?

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ANSI ISEA 138: A New Standard for Impact Protection

Impact protection gloves around large red chain

Across construction, industrial, gas, and oil industries, there’s one essential tool that every worker uses every day – their hands. Although the human hand is an incredible tool, it’s also a delicate one – the bones and tissues in the back of the hand are vulnerable to work related injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to breaks and crushes.

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5 Advantages of Working with Crosby® Hooks

Crosby Hooks on Warehouse Floor

Ask just about anyone what a rigging hook looks like, and they'll probably describe a shiny red hook with a classic logo embossed in all caps. The image of a Crosby® hook is nearly synonymous with heavy lifting and rigging, and with good reason -- Crosby® has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rigging and lifting products since they were founded in 1836.

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Lifting the Maid of the Mist

Two Maid of The Mist boats on a crane
The Niagara Falls attraction the Maid of the Mist was welcomed to its new home on Thursday, October 31st 2013. The two tour boats, weighing approximately 125 tons each, needed to be lifted onto the new concrete slab that was built on the American side of the Niagara River for storage during the winter months.

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