As soon as-in-a-lifetime VIP journey lets commerce professionals go behind-the-scenes at RIDGID
RIDGID®, part of Emerson’s skilled instruments portfolio, just lately hosted their seventh RIDGID Expertise, an annual celebration of the expert trades held at RIDGID headquarters in Elyria, Ohio. Every year, the model’s signature occasion rewards choose members of the trades with an all expenses-paid, three-day VIP journey that options hands-on experiences, enjoyable and camaraderie.

“The keenness for RIDGID Expertise continues to develop and this 12 months’s journey was extra epic than the final,” stated Maddie Suvak, engagement advertising supervisor, RIDGID for Emerson. “It’s usually described as ‘the most popular ticket in plumbing,’ and we cherished internet hosting lifechanging experiences for attendees, who joined us from throughout america and Canada.”
Pat Finley from Indiana described the journey as: “The very best three days I may ask for. Mates and recollections for a lifetime.” Herb Lisone from California, echoed that sentiment, saying, “Beloved each second! Nice model, nice individuals, nice workforce! Positively felt the love, run it again!!!”
Members included:
- Nick Parlet, Webster, NY
- Pat Finley, Frankton, IN
- Germaine Nelson, Bowie, MD
- David Williams, New Braunfels, TX
- Philip Juliano, Boynton Seaside, FL
- Laura Giudice, Mississauga, ON, Canada
- Herb Lisone, Sylmar, CA
- David Waldon, Ogden, KS
- Mike Caruso, Moreland Hills, OH

A spotlight of the occasion was a manufacturing facility tour that invited every visitor to construct their very own iconic RIDGID personalized pipe wrench. Friends additionally acquired a sneak peek on the newest RIDGID instruments in growth and offered suggestions and insights. Additionally they had the chance to community with attendees of Greenlee® Expertise, an identical contest hosted by skilled instruments model Greenlee. The 2 concurrent occasions created a full-scale celebration of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades.
“Our workforce appears ahead to the RIDGID Expertise yearly, and that’s very true for our manufacturing workforce,” stated Suvak. “There’s one thing particular about having the individuals who use our instruments get to shake the palms of the individuals who made them.”
Emerson’s skilled instruments enterprise, which incorporates RIDGID in addition to the Greenlee® and Klauke® manufacturers, supplies the business’s broadest portfolio of superior, dependable instruments and applied sciences for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades globally. Go to emerson.com/professionaltools for extra data.
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