Welcome to the “Material Handling Helpful Tools Series”. This series will blog spotlight many different material handling professionals and provide helpful information for the material handling industry. Our goal is to introduce you to individuals and websites that can improve your success in the industry. Today, we will meet Jack Harper from Arbor Material Handling.
1. Tell us a little about yourself? Interests outside of work, family, pets, hobbies, entertainment, special talents.
I am an ex-Marine who was born on the 4th of July in 1943. I have been married to my wife for 49 years, and we live in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, with our 8-year-old Bichon Frisė, Snuggles. We have three children (two girls and a boy) and six grandchildren.
2. What is your role in the organization?
I am involved in all aspects of Allied Sales, including layouts, quoting and presentation.
3. How did your career path land you in this role?
I started in this industry at Artco Corp., a rack manufacturing company, in 1969 as an office boy. I remained with the company for 27 years and my responsibilities involved quotes, layouts, cost accounting and designing systems.
4. What is the most exciting aspect of your of you job?
The most exciting aspect of my job is having the ability to offer customers alternate layouts and products.
5. What makes yourself or your company unique and sets you apart from the rest of the industry?
We are different from others in the industry because we can think outside the box, visualize what the system will look like and then present it to the customer.
6. What product do you feel has the biggest impact on the material handling industry is often overlooked?
I feel the products that have the biggest impact are rack protection, row end, bullnoses, double front post, and heavy duty bottom horizontal.
7. What is one tip or bit of advice that you can leave with our readers?
You should always approach the job as if it is your warehouse and your money.
8. What are the biggest changes you see with Material Handling in the future?
I believe that you will see more focus on Double Deep, VNA, and deep lane storage which will enable the customer to achieve denser storage.
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