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Dayton-area company surpasses 60% sales growth for 2023
The small but mighty sales team at GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions, made up of Florian Hemmann, Folker Hemmann, Maranda Camden and Don Hutchinson, surpassed a 60% growth in sales in 2023. Knocking the 20% growth goal out of the park came from an abstract approach...
Elevate Your Industrial Distribution Quality with GKS Lifting Equipment
The journey from the manufacturing floor to the end user can be long and complex. Many moving parts must be coordinated along the way, with careful planning. One particularly challenging element of the industrial distribution process is transporting industrial...
Moving Heavy Equipment Safely and Efficiently
Benefits of Investing In Industrial Moving Machinery Weight often invokes a sense of value. Even as children, we would feel how heavy the present was before unwrapping it to determine whether or not it was “one of the good ones.” The principle holds up into adulthood...
Industrial Moving Dollies: Types, Benefits & Heavy Duty Applications
What Are Industrial Dollies? Industrial dollies are a specialized type of heavy duty lifting equipment designed for transporting heavy loads. Industrial moving dollies can work in tandem with heavy duty toe jacks to create a complete lifting and moving system that...
When to Order and Replace Industrial Parts
Importance of Replacing Industrial Machine Parts Industrial machinery is composed of many different parts, which vary in size, complexity, and service life. Routine maintenance can make a tremendous difference in the longevity and performance of industrial machinery,...
Industrial Lifting Solutions: Forklift Jacks vs Hydraulic Jacks
Types of Industrial Jacks Did you know there are multiple types of industrial lifting jacks? Two common types include forklift jacks and hydraulic toe jacks. Many heavy-duty jacks have a lot in common, but understanding the differences between each type is key to...
Loading & Industrial Moving: Understanding Load Capacity
What is Load Capacity? Load capacity refers to the amount of weight a piece of equipment can safely lift and hold. In simple terms, most moving dollies, skates, or toe jacks are built to withstand a certain amount of force. If they are forced to lift or move something...
A Case Study on Moving Heavy Machinery with GKS Dollies
An Industrial Moving Challenge GKS was approached by technology company Technicity for help moving a large piece of equipment from one building to another. Technicity is a software development company that provides consulting, design, and deployment support for...
Advantages of Using External Hydraulics With Industrial Jacks
What Are External Hydraulics? In simple terms, external hydraulics are hydraulic pumps that exist outside of the device they are powering, such as an industrial toe jack. The device in question is built without its own internal hydraulic system—often to minimize size...
Benefits of Using Nickel Plated Jacks for Industrial Lifting
What are Nickel Plated Jacks? GKS offers nickel plated versions of our entire product line. We stock the most popular items but can nickel plate additional ones upon request. The difference between the standard jack and the nickel plated jack is, as the name suggests,...
