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 ...
in
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
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
invited Wing to serve as a representative at the
White House
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Conference of Small Businesses in
Washington, D.C.
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In 1995, Wing was named one of
Ernst & Young
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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.
References
Citations
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
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