Ring Power: 2012 Year in Review
January
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a campaign stop at Ring Power Lift Trucks in Jacksonville, Fla.
February
March
Ring Power celebrates 50 years
In 1961, L.C. Ringhaver, the owner of the world’s largest shrimp boat manufacturer, Diesel Engine Sales, Inc. (DESCO), acquired the Caterpillar engine dealership rights from Jacksonville-based Gibbs Corporation. Originally established in St. Augustine, Fla., Ring Power Corp. was founded to sell and service Cat® marine engines to Northeast Florida’s thriving shrimp trawler industry. Following the death of Cat dealer Lobrano Machinery Company’s president and owner, Tom Lobrano, Ring Power Corporation was awarded the dealer territory in Jacksonville, Ocala and Tallahassee, Fla. for the full line of Caterpillar equipment in March of 1962.
April
Ring Power Tactical Solutions Acquires the Rook
Ring Power Tactical Solutions acquires The Rook Armored Critical Incident Vehicle. The powerful Cat® Multi-Terrain Loader with custom installed NIJ Level IV bullet-proof glass and armor cab reinforcement fabrication. ACIV is a powerful Caterpillar® 287C Multi-Terrain Loader with custom installed NIJ Level IV bullet-proof glass and armor cab reinforcement fabrication. This defensive equipment is custom designed with easily interchangeable, mission-specific attachments that increase personnel safety in a broad range of tactical operations.
May
Cat Entertainment Services Named Global Service Provider
Caterpillar named Cat Entertainment Services as a global provider of temporary power generation and temperature control equipment for major international events and production projects.
July
August
September
Bosseli Mud Run
Ring Power employees competed in the second annual Bosseli Mud Run. Team Muddy Diggers gave there all to help raise money for the Bosselli Foundation, a nonprofit which raises money for children in at-risk neighborhoods in the Jacksonville area.
The Rook in the Spotlight
Police magazine named The Rook Armored Critical Incident Vehicle as its product of the month.
We Built It
Our 50th Anniversary banner goes up at Corporate Headquarters in St. Augustine, Fla. The banner, visible to I-95 northbound and southbound traffic, proudly proclaims Ring Power’s 50th Anniversary and the employees who helped us achieve the milestone.
October
Ring Power creates special time for local dreamers
Three children visit Ring Power headquarters in St. Augustine as part of the Special Time Program organized through Dreams Come True. The nonprofit helps fulfill the dreams of children battling life-threatening illnesses. Each dreamer saw and learned about Caterpillar equipment and got a tour of the Ring Power facility. The children practiced operating heavy equipment using simulators, had the opportunity to climb on stationary equipment and got a tour of Ring Power property in the cab of a 740 Cat® articulated dump truck.
Columbia High School gets a lift
Ring Power Lift Trucks, with the support of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift of America, handed over the keys to a Cat® C5000 to Columbia High School in Lake City. The use of the forklift was donated to the Columbia High School Logistics Academy for the academic year. The forklift gives students the opportunity to become forklift certified, complementing the other hands-on training students in the program receive.
November
Ring Power Air Compressor Group Sponsors Professional Punkin’ Chunkin’ Team
With the help of Sullair, Ring Power’s Air Compressor Group supplied a high-pressure air compressor to Professional Punkin’ Chunkin’ team American Chunker for the 2012 Punkin’ Chunkin’ season. “Compressorzilla” lived up to its name by helping American Chunker finish third place in the World Championship Puinkin’ Chunkin’ competition.
RPC Assists with Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy, Ring Power deployed more than 73 Megawatts of Cat® Rental Power to peer dealers and customers across the Northeast. Relief rental applications included; temporary shelters, hospitals, insurance claim offices, and supermarkets. Ring Power also donated more than five miles of portable power cable, the assistance of factory-trained service technicians and helped with transportation and project management services.
RPC on hand for CSX Rail Hub Groundbreaking in Winter Haven
Ring Power joined Florida Gov. Rick Scott as he broke ground on the new Polk County CSX Rail Hub in Winter Haven, Fla. Ring Power supplied two articulated trucks, five hydraulic excavators, eight track-type tractors and one compactor for the project. Once complete, the terminal is projected to create approximately 8,500 jobs and generate more than $10 billion in economic impact over the next 10 years.
December
St. Augustine City Commission
City of St. Augustine issues proclamation recognizing Ring Power’s 50th Anniversary.