In his role as crane manager, Stichter oversees the Columbia branch’s six cranes by coordinating their maintenance and operations, managing operators and interacting with clients. As project manager, Stichter oversees job bids and manages all operational aspects of jobs won.
“Before he joined us, Rick owned and operated an award-winning heavy mechanical contracting and crane rental company, ably managing its growth to 35 employees and multi-million gross sales,” said Earl Johnson III, president of Southern Crane. “We’ve already benefited from his skills and expertise, and we are delighted he’s joined our team.”
Stichter has more than 30 years of experience providing crane rental and heavy equipment and industrial construction services to a range of manufacturing and process industries. His particular expertise is providing contracting services to asphalt, cement/concrete and aggregate industries requiring the installation and maintenance of bulk material handling machinery and equipment.
Founded in 1962, Southern Industrial provides a range of services throughout the Southeast USA, including turnkey industrial construction, industrial electrical construction, turnkey plant installations and relocations, turnkey rigging and plant maintenance service, and specialized metal fabrication. It has offices in Raleigh, Wilmington and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina.
