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    Release No.: GM6179
Editorial Contact: Russell-Risko Agency
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Service Facility Introduction

Repair Facility Reconditions Worn-Out Or Damaged
Cable Lashing Machines To "Like-New" Condition,
Restoring Them To Service In As Little As 10 Days


July 2012, Trevose, PA -- General Machine Products Company, Inc. (GMP), Trevose, PA, reintroduces its repair facility dedicated to the reconditioning of the company’s brand of cable lashing machines. Staffed by a team of experts with decades of hands-on experience, GMP’s Lasher Repair Center facility thoroughly inspects, reconditions or replaces worn-out or damaged cable lasher components with original quality parts.

Cable lashing machines, sometimes called “lashers” or “spinners”, are designed to wind stainless steel wire around telephone, power, and other utility cable, thereby securing or “lashing” the cable to the supporting messenger strand that spans between utility poles. Since its introduction, GMP has produced over 30,000 lashing machines, with some manufactured in the 1950's still in service today.


More Miles For Less Money
Accepted as the industry standard, GMP lashers have been known to operate typically for 25 years or more, lashing thousands of miles of cable in their lifetimes. This wear and tear can necessitate factory-authorized repairs during the life of the machine. The Lasher Repair Center provides a convenient solution for keeping lashers on the job longer. Because GMP is the original equipment manufacturer, who better to repair or recondition them? And, when lashers are returned from GMP, customers can expect years of additional service. GMP also discounts the parts used in its repairs, adding more value to this needed maintenance function.

Reconditioning Lashers Of Any Age
When lashers of any age or condition are received for servicing, the Lasher Repair Center thoroughly inspects, reconditions or replaces faulty components with original quality parts, drawn from a complete, in-stock inventory. Then before shipment back to the customer, units are line tested and safety checked to ensure like-new performance. All reconditioned units come with a 30-day service guarantee.

Trade-Ins Are Welcome
To offset the purchase price of brand new units, the company also accepts GMP brand lasher trade-ins. Contact the sales department at 215-357-5500 or info@GMPtools.com for details about the lasher trade-in program.

More information about the Lasher Repair Center is available online at: GMPtools.com/nf/repair.htm, or by contacting Ted Clemens at 215-357-5500; info@GMPtools.com.


About General Machine Products Company
For more than 75 years, General Machine Products Company, Inc., (GMP) is recognized as a premier global supplier of a wide range of products for the telecommunications, power utility and cable television industries, and the contractors who serve them. Product applications include the placement of fiber optic, copper conductor, and coaxial cable both aerially and underground.

GMP aerial cable lashing machines, Adams® continuous duty winches and fiber optic cable pullers are accepted as the industry standard. The complete line of GMP’s 1,100+ products also includes cable reels and aerial blocks, cable cutters, unique RJ plug pressing tools, fiber optic cable blowing equipment, and other specially-designed tools for the data, telecommunications, and power utility markets.

Our facilities include a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Trevose, PA, in suburban Philadelphia, and in Rutland, England (its CBS Products, Ltd. unit). Both facilities are equipped with a full complement of technologically advanced machine tools manned by a well-trained team of craftspeople.

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Editor's Note:
A high-resolution photo is available to accompany this release. Please go to GMPtools.com/images/lasherrepair.jpg to download. (Click on or paste this link into your browser's address field).

Photo Caption:
General Machine Products Company's Lasher Repair Center facility reconditions worn-out or damaged cable lashing machines to "like-new" condition, restoring them to service in 10 days or less.


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