The Resal Group History

Riggers & Erectors originally Brandon Transfer & Storage Company was formed in 1919 primarily engaged in heavy hauling, rigging, storage, and general cartage.

This Company served the South Eastern United States in the above activities until 1943 when H.A. Lewis purchased an interest in the business. At this time the Company was expanded to service the entire United States.

In 1951 the assets of Brandon T & S were purchased in their entirety by H.A. Lewis and a Corporation was formed.

Construction work was begun consisting of prestressed concrete buildings, machine foundations, and general mechanical construction.

Because of Federal and State regulations in 1961, it was necessary to form a new Corporation to take over all construction activities of Brandon T & S Corporation. The new Corporation was named Riggers & Erectors. This Corporation was licensed to engage in all types of general construction.

Riggers and Erectors, although licensed to do general construction, specialized from the beginning in heavy industrial Construction and Maintenance, doing business in the U.S.A. primarily for Pratt Whitney Aircraft, U.S. Navy, and the Space Craft Industry.

In 1962, due to heavy demand for Industrial Construction in the Caribbean, Riggers & Erectors set up offices in the Virgin Islands, the U.S.A. where they are located as of this date engaging in Industrial Construction, operating under the trade name of Riggers & Erectors, International.

During the 1970s, R & E and their associate companies had in excess of 2,000 employees and were engaged in industrial construction in the Caribbean, Central, and South America, and the Mid East, specializing in the construction of Power Generation & Distribution, Water Desalination, Oil Refineries, and other industrial projects.

In 1980 (Riggers Erectors Saudi Arabia Limited) RESAL Inc. was created to supply modern mobile concrete batching plants and ready-mix trucks capable of producing and delivering 400 cubic meters of quality concrete per hour. These plants were placed on-site and produced in 24 hours.

Typical the fully automated, self-contained mobile batching plants located in the Desert of Dubai and Alwajh, Saudi Arabia.

Throughout the 80s and present day, RESAL continues to be the backbone and support for building Power Generation & Distribution Plants, Water Desalination, Oil Refining & Terminal Plants, Distilleries, Commercial & Residential Development, and other projects in the Caribbean, Central & South America, and the Middle East.