Ramtech Boosts Expansion in the US With New Appointments

GLOBAL wireless solutions provider Ramtech has accelerated its growth in the US market with the appointment of several key team members, boosting its business capability across the continent.

Joining the team are marine and federal specialist Morgan Davis, who brings specialist system integration and programming skills to the firm, alongside business development manager Luis Suarez. Both will be tasked with increasing awareness of Ramtech’s leading fire safety technology across construction and industry service sectors. The new recruits are among seven to have joined the business in the past year, with 13 partners aiding the deployment of Ramtech’s systems across the country, guided by the strategic appointment of vice president Joe Beecher last year. Joe said: “Our team’s growth reflects Ramtech’s commitment to improving fire safety across North America. Our ambition is to invest in new technologies that can help contractors and construction professionals save time and money, as well as aid worker protection on site. “From our discussions with customers, we’re finding attitudes gradually shifting across the US. Traditional methods of fire protection, such as air horns, are no longer sufficient to alert construction workers to the hidden dangers on site, and technology can be omnipresent, protecting these environments when workers are less likely to be around, such as overnight or at weekends.

Construction safety is too often a secondary measure, but any fire accident or incident can have huge ramifications on human lives as well as project infrastructure. Guided by these encouraging signs of safety education, it is a really exciting period of development for everyone at Ramtech North America – we’ve onboarded bi-lingual colleagues, allowing us to potentially expand across Latin and South America, and we're working on some huge projects with some of the biggest names in construction.

Joel Pickering - Industry Principal Fire and Life Safety - North America

“Construction safety is too often a secondary measure, but any fire accident or incident can have huge ramifications on human lives as well as project infrastructure “Guided by these encouraging signs of safety education, it is a really exciting period of development for everyone at Ramtech North America – we’ve onboarded bi-lingual colleagues, allowing us to potentially expand across Latin and South America, and we’re working on some huge projects with some of the biggest names in construction “We’re really looking forward to continuing our expansion across the year and beyond.” Other key personnel to have joined the Ramtech team in the past year include 35-year construction veteran Joel Pickering, sales engineers Rae Kee and Andrew Medina, and Jiayao Wang, operating in product marketing. Joel in particular brings strategic regulatory knowledge to the Ramtech team, being an active member of the NFPA 241 committee and previously chairing an ANSI A-1026 subcommittee on ‘Emergency Procedures for Construction and Demolition Sites’. The NFPA 241 standard – the national measuring standard for preventing or minimising fire damage to structures – was previously explored by Ramtech as part of an in-depth industry whitepaper, ‘No Site Left Behind’, which measured the state of fire safety knowledge across the US.

Ramtech has been protecting construction environments for more than 30 years and its incredible to see the business transition from its beginnings in the Midlands, to a firm that holds strategic partnerships in Europe, US and even the Middle East.

James Pecs - Head of global CX & Business Development

Combined with its work on site, it’s these kinds of guiding principles that are driving forward the Nottingham-headquartered business worldwide, according to head of global business development, James Pecz. James said: “Ramtech has been protecting construction environments for more than 30 years and its incredible to see the business transition from its beginnings in the Midlands, to a firm that holds strategic partnerships in Europe, US and even the Middle East. “Outdated safety attitudes are hard to dislodge, but combining our product knowledge with industry leading advice is the best way to ensure our construction workers feel safe and protected at all times. We look forward to Joe and the team growing our operation in the US and building on the fantastic work already achieved to date.” In June, Ramtech revealed its role working with contractor Barton Malow to protect more than 350 workers on site at Hudson’s Detroit, a $1bn megaproject in downtown Detroit.