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A few frequently asked questions...answered by our CEO.

Who is AMC; does AMC sell or rent equipment; and what’s so special about AMC?

American Mast Climbers is a vertical transportation manufacturing company; AMC sells and rents equipment used in vertical transportation.

AMC is primarily a rental company; however we sell and rent Personnel and Material Hoists, Mast Climbing Scaffolds and Temporary Construction Trash Chutes. Although we do sell everything we rent, our focus is as a rental company and always has been. To that end, everything AMC does is in an effort to be the best rental company in the business.

Our major distinguishing factor...AMC is a U.S.A. in-house manufacturer of our own line of vertical transportation products. AMC became the manufacturer because it allows AMC the creativity and application of practical design to build a better product; AMC knows well the shortcomings of all of the similar products on the market. For example we control the deliveries and the inventories of our parts, AMC will never tell a customer "it’s on back order". AMC builds it all, no foreign machinery here and no waiting for a shipment to finish equipment. A large part of what we manufacture at AMC requires custom fabricating* equipment to fit a customers needs or special site conditions. As the manufacturer AMC has the flexibility to make modifications to equipment; as and when needed. This flexibility speeds up the production significantly simply by being in control of the entire process.

* See KHK modifications and photos below.

What is the difference between a
Personnel and Material Hoist,
Material Only Hoists and
Mast Climbers?

A Personnel and Material Hoist is similar to an elevator
that you have no doubt ridden at some point in your life.
In a building of 3 stories or taller, hoists carry men and
materials to desired elevations.
The Personnel and Material type of hoist is
generally located on the outside face of a
building; these hoists carry men and/or
materials for respective trades to various
levels of the building so they can get to
their floors for work on the interior of
the building.

Hoists can travel at speeds of 125 ft/pmin to 300 ft/per min. and greater.

A Material Only Hoist carries material to a desired location. These specialized
hoists are available in a variety of sizes. Please see the Service section for
a list of available hoist sizes.

A mast climber, is a form of scaffolding designed to take men
and material to a desired height or floor level to do work typically on the
exterior of a building, I say typically, because doing work on the building's
interior, elevator shafts, or working on convention center ceilings is not
uncommon and these are all inside applications.

Mast Climbers generally travel at speeds ranging from 25-35 ft/per min.

See photos below (Click on the button to the left at the
bottom of the picture to view a full screen; press the arrow to
start the slides.)

KHK Modifications

This was the only hoist that would work for the job; it had to be completely modified to meet the jobsite conditions and the 9' width of the alley. By the way, the opening had to accomodate an 8' width of sheetrock.

Personnel & Material Hoist; Mast Climbing Scaffold; Material Only Hoist

This is a Personnel and Material Hoist. Orlando Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. G.C. Wellbro

To stop the scrolling; mouse over the area.

What exactly is it that AMC does?

AMC manufactures, sell, rents, and services vertical transportation equipment. AMC equipment lines include Personnel and Material Hoists, Mast Climbing Scaffolds, Rack and Pinion Concrete Form Lift Systems, and Temporary Construction Trash Chutes.

AMC works closely with the customer:

1st to understand the job requirements.
Design and engineer a combination of systems which will serve to solve the customers specific issues.
We then handle everything from implementation to delivery, and the erection of the system.
The maintenance for the duration of the project.
Finally the dismantle and removal of the system, to insure a seamless transition for the customer.

Once AMC is involved this is some of what AMC coordinates:

Power requirements with the electrical contractors.
Shipping and receiving with the General Contractor.
Machines layout drawings for everyone involved in the project.
Engineering and shop drawings when required for whomever might require them.
Wall penetrations or tie points.

This is only a partial list of what AMC does to take the concern for these issues off of you, our customer.

Where are we located and what areas do we service?

AMC headquarters is based in Whitney, Texas. Whitney was chosen for it's demographics; 75 miles S. of Dallas and Ft. Worth, about 2 ½ hours N. of Austin and San Antonio and 3 ½ hours N.W. of Houston, centrally located in the heart of Texas, but equally as important, centrally located in the middle of the US. AMC is a vital growing company with regional sales representatives in Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston, Pensacola, FL, New Orleans, LA and servicing the South Eastern US.

AMC doesn't presently call on areas outside the South Eastern United States; but, we go wherever our customers need us to go.

So from Billings, Montana to Reno, Nevada, from St. Louis, Missouri to Greenville, N. Carolina, and from Pennsylvania, to New Mexico, we are there when you need us.

What type of customers use the equipment we rent?

This type of equipment lends itself to a number of industries:

• General Contractors
• Glass Contractors
• Masonry Contractors
• Plaster & Efis Contractors
• Roofing Contractors
• Asbestos and Lead Abatement Contractors
• Restoration Contractors
• Petro Chemical and Industrial Contractors
• Water tower construction
• Metal building Warehouse Steel & Sheeting

Currently we are venturing into the Wind Farm Industry. If your industry is not listed, that doesn't mean that you wouldn't benefit from Vertical Transportation, the sky is the limit.

While you are on our website; be sure to click on our pictures for
blow up images. Many of our pictures will link to videos and on
our 'Give Us Your Feedback' page you can view our latest videos on youtube.com.

Enjoy your visit to our website and thanks for the visit.

Sincerely,

CEO
American Mast Climbers.

American Mast Climbers 2008 | robin@americanmastclimbers.com