Bluefield Coal Show

I spent last week at the Bluefield Coal Show. Lots of coal miners, mine owners, equipment manufacturers and related businesses. The coal business is alive and well in West Virginia. Governor Joe Manchin even made an appearance. They ran out of parking both Wed and Thurs and parts of both days the traffic was backed up 2 miles. I saw customers and potential customers, a couple competitors (they don't count for much) and lots and lots of torque wrench applications. Still competing with cheater bars and pipe wrenches, not so much other hydraulic wrench companies (they don't count for much). The was even a guy selling Chinese knock-off wrenches (he don't count for much). Looks like we will have a good year based on whose mining coal.

Torquing

Hi, Mister TU here. Looking forward to exhibiting at the Bluefield Coal Show next week in Bluefield, WV. See you there.

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