Eric Kurtz
Colchester, VT (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Smart-Bracket Staging
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Location:
Colchester
Industry:
Invention
Year Founded:
2015
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
I am the inventor of Smart-Bracket & Smart Rail systems, OSHA compliant safety products for the construction industry. We have had the two patent pending products available for almost 2 years and have success throughout the U.S. and know it will grow tremendously with the right marketing. We designed our products with ease of installation in mind while also being the safest possible. Most accidents happen because other systems take too long to install and shortcuts are taken, with our products there is no need for shortcuts. Other systems can take an hour or more to set up a 24 foot section of staging, with our system it takes 2 men about 2 minutes for the same. Our biggest client is Habitat for Humanity, we outfit dozens of affiliates across the country and that number is growing daily. The safety instructors for HFH use our products as a teaching tool as do other teaching institutions. We are working on our third product, Smart-Edge, at the request of the head safety officer for HFH. These products save 90% on labor costs and are safer with a larger load rating than any other on the market. The Smart-Rail is the only safety rail of its kind installing in just seconds without the need for any tools. Of the "Fatal Four" injuries that contributed to 57 percent of the fatalities in the construction industry falls were at the top with 36%. OSHA is hiking the penalties 78% for safety violations which is forcing the contractors to outfit the employees with the proper safety equipment making this a multi billion dollar industry. We are always looking ahead and coming up with new innovative ideas to improve the safety needs in the construction industry.
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