Harold "Hal" Ray Wing (1940-2012) founded

Wing Enterprises Wing Enterprises is an American company headquartered in Springville, Utah company, the largest American manufacturer of ladders as of 2005. The company produces the ''Little Giant Ladder System'', a convertible aluminium ladder system. The foun ...

Springville, Utah Springville is a city in Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States, that is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 35,268 in 2020, according to the United States Census. Springville is a bedroom community for co ...

. Wing Enterprises was established in 1972, originally operating out of Wing's carport. The company's main product is the Little Giant Ladder System. Hal became mayor of Springville in 1997. In 1986, President

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invited Wing to serve as a representative at the

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Conference of Small Businesses in

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In 1995, Wing was named one of

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's "Entrepreneurs of the Year" in Utah.

Personal life

Wing and his wife Brigitte were parents of eight children, three of whom were adopted. Wing's eldest son, Arthur, is the current president of Wing Enterprises. Another son, Douglas, is executive vice president of the company. Wing died in 2012.

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General references

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"Harold Wing Obituary (2012)"
- The Salt Lake Tribune

External links

Little Giant Ladders Website
American manufacturing businesspeople 2012 deaths 1940 births {{US-business-bio-stub