onto them. He has watched floodwaters apply lateral force.
“Wood is held together by screws and nails and bolts,” Ferrar explains. “When you get bolts,” Ferrar explains. “When you get flooded conditions or heavy winds, those structures vibrate. The holes get bigger. They’ll never be the same again.” Links Bridges’ spans up to 50 feet are monolithic. “The bridge, the deck, the beams, it’s one fused unit,” he says. “No bolts, no screws. There are no holes getting bigger.”
In recovery situations, structural continuity matters. So does speed.
After hurricanes, Ferrar often receives urgent calls: courses closed, access cut off, operations stalled. “That’s why we plan on having some inventory,” he says. “If we’ve got something made, we can help them get back in business quicker.” Educating the Right Buyers Ferrar sees trade shows as opportunities for informed conversations rather than broad marketing campaigns. “Our success is when we get a chance to explain one-on- one,” he says. “They walk away understanding why they’d want this versus the alternatives.”
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