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Hard Working Man Award 2012: Bill Polian

bill polian at podium

On Saturday October 6, 2012, Hanes Supply held our 10th Annual Kent Hull Hard Working Man Award Dinner, honoring Bill Polian, at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. All who attended appreciated their time to meet with friends and enjoy a wonderful dinner.

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North Pole: Rigging Around the Globe

Sleds pulling rigging equipment through snow
Hanes Supply Rigging Supporting Customers Around the Globe. An international contractor recently needed new tow cables for their support of the US Government Science Research at the North Pole. Per the attached pictures, Hanes fabricated 1 inch Wire Rope Assemblies to keep the fuel bladders, support equipment and supplies sliding along the frozen tundra of Greenland. Our rigging was delivered to the Air National Guard which flew the rigging along with other supplies to Greenland via C130 cargo planes.

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Hard Working Man Award 2011: Fred Smerlas

fred smerlas holding buffalo bills cake
On Friday December 9, 2011, Hanes Supply, Inc. held our 9th Annual Kent Hull Hard Working Man Award Dinner, honoring Fred Smerlas, at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. All who attended enjoyed their time to share some Holiday Cheer and a wonderful dinner.

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Hard Working Man Award 2010: Booker Edgerson and George Butch Byrd

Booker Edgerson and George Butch Byrd

On Friday, December 10, 2010, Hanes Supply, Inc., presented their 2010 Kent Hull - Hard Working Man Award to both Booker Edgerson and George "Butch" Byrd, former Buffalo Bills of the famed 1960s line ups, at the Millennium Hotel Banquet Center in Western New York. The over three hundred people who attended, enjoyed a wonderful dinner and a chance to hear former Buffalo Bills roast and toast their former team mates. Our special roasters included Bill Hanes, Bob Koshinski, Dennis D. DiPaolo, Ed Rutkowski, Lou Piccone, and Ted Hanes.

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Construction of Boeing's New 787 Plant in Charleston, SC

Cranes holding steel bars
Among other Equipment and Supplies, Hanes Supply has provided all of the major Rigging and Sling Equipment necessary for the ironworkers completion of the plant's construction, as well as Power and Hand Tools, Safety Equipment and many additional Construction Supplies. Hanes Supply will continue to meet the future needs of the contractors on the Boeing 787 Plant.

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TwinPath Turbo Compressor Lift

Turbo compressor lifted with Slingmax Twinpath Slings

Hanes Supply was contacted by a customer to assist in the assessment and supply of rigging equipment to move a turbo compressor unit weighing 356,000 pounds. Upon evaluation it was found that some obstacles existed. There were two large funnels coming out of the top of the unit and a row of bayonet fittings that would be in the way of traditional rigging. The unit was manufactured with lifting lugs in place but the funnels prevented using two overhead hooks to rig the load out from the center on each end.

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Hard Working Man Award 2009: Joe Delamielleure

Kent Hull giving award to Joe Delamielleure

On Friday, December 4, 2009, Hanes Supply, Inc., presented their 2009 Kent Hull - Hard Working Man Award to Joe DeLamielleure, 2003 Football Hall of Famer and former Buffalo Bill, at the Millennium Hotel in Western New York. The over four hundred people who attended, enjoyed a wonderful dinner and a chance to hear former Buffalo Bills roast and toast their former team mate and friend Joe DeLamielleure. Our special roasters included Dick Ambrose, Eljay Bowron, Dennis D. DiPaolo, Bill Hanes, Ted Hanes, Kent Hull, Ken Jones, Bob Koshinski, Jeff Nixon, Lou Piccone, and John Shinsky. The Live and Chinese Auctions made the evening more exciting while helping to raise money for The Shinsky Orphanage.

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Hard Working Man Award 2009: Kent Hull

Bill Hanes, Kent Hull, Ted Hanes

On Friday, October 17, 2003, Hanes Supply, Inc., held its first ever Sports Night Event, held at Fontana’s in West Seneca, NY. Over three hundred people attended. Those who attended enjoyed dinner and the chance to socialize with many of the well-known sports players who were in attendance including Rob Ray, Mark Brammer, Booker Edgerson, Lou Piccone, Charley Ferguson and many more.

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Tunnel Excavator Rigging Lift

Excavator lowered with wire rope slings
Hanes Supply, Inc. of Albany, was asked to advise the necessary rigging for a project to take a 38,900 lb Excavator turn it vertically and lower the unit down a 24’ diameter tunnel opening 200’ deep. The unit would be turned back to a horizontal position for excavation of rock debris at the bottom of the tunnel. We had to use all four pick points in the rear end of the Excavator to absorb the load equally. We had to meet the 70% safety factor of the rigging working load limits for MSHA standards while lowering the Excavator in tunnel.

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