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Hi-Line Supplies Rubber Goods to Crews Helping With Hurricane Relief Efforts

Sept. 30, 2008
Elgin, Illinois, September 26, 2008 -- Hi-Line Utility Supply Company's 24-hour Customer Service received a call on August 31, the Sunday of 2008's Labor Day weekend, to meet the needs of linecrews traveling to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane ...

Elgin, Illinois, September 26, 2008 -- Hi-Line Utility Supply Company's 24-hour Customer Service received a call on August 31, the Sunday of 2008's Labor Day weekend, to meet the needs of linecrews traveling to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.

Tommy Keough of City Lights Electrical Company, Inc., of Canton, MA, contacted Hi-Line at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 31, as a co-worker was driving across the country towards the hurricane zone. By 10 p.m., Hi-Line had 80 pairs of Class II rubber gloves and sleeves tested, packed up and ready for pick-up by Keough's co-worker.

“Hi-Line's people really went out of their way for us and enabled us to do our job. I really want to thank those guys for leaving their friends and family on a holiday weekend to help out in a crisis. They really deserve some recognition,” said Keough.

Indeed, the whole country came together to help Louisiana deal with Gustav. And, when the storm turned out to be less destructive than earlier feared, companies such as Motor City Electric of Detroit, MI, Henkels & McCoy of Salem, IL, and BBC Electrical Services of Crestline, KS, headed instead to Texas to deal with Ike. Many contractors, utilities, and co-ops, including these, called upon Hi-Line to quickly provide rubber goods and tools necessary to equip line trucks as their linemen joined the effort to restore Houston and Galvaston's electrical services.

About Hi-Line

Hi-Line's 24-hour service is always available for emergency needs. And its warehouse is stocked with the tools linemen use every day. With on-site rubber goods testing and expert workers to visually inspect and handle each product, linemen have come to rely on Hi-Line Utility Supply as a trusted resource. To access Hi-Line's 24-hour customer service, call 1-800-323-6606 or visit www.hilineco.com.

Contact:

Hi-Line Utility Supply Co.

1695 Cambridge Drive

Elgin, Ill. 60123

[email protected]

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Field Editor

Amy Fischbach is the field editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission & Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].

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