day two
AWB visited Lampson International’ s production facility in Pasco to see the maintenance facility that supports their crane manufacturing operations. Founded in 1946, the family-owned company employs 300 people worldwide. Among its many products, Lampson manufactures the largest land-based crawler crane in the world. They designed and built their distinctive headquarters building in Kennewick. Lampson International is a third-generation family-owned and operated business.
“ I’ m trying to educate these young kids and get them information on being in this industry. It’ ll definitely be in high-demand, especially when these kids get to be my age. There’ s a big future in this kind of industry.”
Dan Phelps, shown at right with Jaxson Baxter. Phelps, 54, has worked at Lampson for 24 years. He was teaching welding techniques to 18-year-old Baxter, who has worked four months at the company.