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ROCK HILL, S.C.—The Material Handling Industry of
America (MHIA) and the Material Handling Education
Foundation Inc. (MHEFI) have announced that the new
Don Frazier material handling technical training
program will be officially dedicated on April 30.
Part of the Rock Hill Schools Applied Technology
Center, the entry-level program offers the
opportunity for high school students to learn by
doing in a state-of-the-art, fully equipped,
4,000-square foot warehouse and distribution center
that serves as a laboratory setting for the program.
The training program is named for Don Frazier,
founder of Fraizer Industrial Co. and is modeled
after a similar program at the Lehigh Career and
Technical Institute near Allentown, Pa. The Fraizer
program differs slightly by including high school
students.
Several well known companies in the material
handling industry have banded together to support
the educational initiative.
"Out of respect for Mr. Frazier, and through their
own generosity, several member companies of MHIA
have offered needed equipment and expertise to the
program," says Victoria Wheeler, executive director
of MHEFI. “These companies include: Hamilton Caster,
Steel King Industries, Unarco Material Handling,
NAACO Material Handling Group, Southworth
International, Diamond Phoenix, Spanco, Bluff
Manufacturing, Catton International, Gorbel, Demag
Cranes and Components, R&M Material Handling,
Bushman Equipment, Rehrig Pacific, SSI Schaefer
Systems International and GNB Industrial–Exide
Technologies.”
Wheeler adds that local companies West Marine, Ross
Industries, State Farm Insurance, Black & Decker and
US Foods helped with startup costs.
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