Kirby-Smith Machinery Joins Qualified Network of Vacuworx Equipment Distributors

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Jul 09, 2014, 03:00 ET

TULSA, Okla., July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vacuworx, a leading manufacturer of vacuum lifting technology and heavy-duty material handling equipment serving the oil, gas, water, sewer, construction, road construction, and HDD industries worldwide, announced that Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. has been selected to join the equipment maker's growing network of qualified distributors.

Oklahoma City-based Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. has been named an official Vacuworx distributor, and was awarded the territories of Oklahoma and Northern Texas. The distributor carries a full line of Vacuworx MC Series and RC Series Vacuum Lifting Systems with an array of versatile vacuum pad configurations to efficiently and safely handle pipe, steel piling, flat steel plate, concrete slabs, concrete road barriers and HDD drill stem, among other applications.

Kirby-Smith is an authorized dealer for leading manufacturers focused on the industrial, road building, and material handling markets with sales, rental and service options offered for new and used equipment, including cranes, excavators, dozers, pavers, boom trucks, backhoe loaders, and other heavy-duty construction apparatus or material handling systems.

"Kirby-Smith is known throughout the heavy-duty equipment industry for the reliability and performance of the product lines it carries," said Vacuworx President Bill Solomon. "Not only are our Vacuworx Lifting Systems compatible with carrier equipment such as the cranes, excavators and loaders stocked and maintained by Kirby-Smith Machinery, but this new business relationship between Kirby-Smith Machinery and Vacuworx is also a good fit based on our mutual interest in both innovation and a desire to support the industries and communities we serve."

Since its incorporation in 1983, Kirby-Smith Machinery has been awarded multiple franchises or territories by leading manufacturers, including Komatsu, National Cranes and Atlas Copco, and through various purchases and acquisitions over the years expanded into a regional equipment distributor with 10 branch locations in Oklahoma, North Texas, West Texas, Kansas, and Missouri. More information about Kirby-Smith Machinery, including access to inventories featured on the company's online showroom, may be found at www.kirby-smith.com.

About Vacuworx
Tulsa-based Vacuworx has been a leading provider of vacuum-based lifting equipment and heavy-duty material handling solutions for more than 15 years with sales and rental options for the pipeline, oil, gas, utility and road construction industries. Vacuworx Lifting Systems are customizable for various applications and lift capacities, offering contractors and municipalities a faster, safer and smarter method of handling pipe, plate, slab, concrete road barriers and HDD drill stem. With a growing base of distribution points in the US, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Europe and Africa, Vacuworx offers on-site maintenance and repairs, and stocks a full line of parts available for shipping 365 days a year. Learn more at www.Vacuworx.com.