Link-Belt Cranes is a leader in the design, manufacture and sales of telescopic and lattice boom cranes, with headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky. Since 1994, Link-Belt has invested massive human resource hours in university coursework and in-house training, in addition to millions of dollars of capital improvements to make the transition to a company-wide lean manufacturing philosophy. The operating principles of SQCDE (safety, quality, cost, delivery, & environmental) were implemented and are adhered to in every aspect of all processes.