Fargo, N.D. – Lift’N Buddy, a start-up company located in the Technology Incubator in North Dakota State University’s Research and Technology Park, has been named a 2012 Gold Edison Award Winner.
The Edison Awards, celebrating 25 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced that Lift’n Buddy was voted a gold winner. At the sold-out April 26th event in New York City, Aaron Lamb joined hundreds of senior executives from some of the world’s most recognized companies to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of all of the 2012 Edison Award winners.
"It’s an honor to be recognized as a gold winner for the 2012 Edison Awards in the category of Industrial Design,” said Aaron Lamb, president of Ergologistics.
“We are honored to present Lift’n Buddy with an Edison Award as one of the leading innovators of today and tomorrow,” says Thomas Stat, 2012 Edison Awards Steering Committee Chairman.
The ballot of nominees for the Edison Awards™ was judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, members of the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medical. The award honors innovation leaders and business executives who have made a significant and lasting contribution to innovation throughout their careers.
Lift'n Buddy (http://www.liftnbuddy.com) is the revolutionary mobile lifting device that combines the best of a standard two-wheeler's durability and functionality, with automatic lifting and lowering capabilities. The Lift'n Buddy has been designed with proper ergonomics and safety in mind for any person and any moving and lifting job. These mobile lifting devices, fabricated of durable, lightweight, extruded aluminum, help companies avoid the exposure of employee injury, litigation, and workers’ compensation claims.
Lift'n Buddy is ergonomically safe and environmentally friendly since the electric hand trucks require no oil, gas, hydraulic fluid, or maintenance of any kind. Ergologistics manufactures innovative products for the health and welfare of material handling workers. Lift'n Buddy is designed and distributed by Ergologistics, LLC; manufactured in Fargo, North Dakota.