Established in 1892 by J.E. Lortie, Jel-
co had been in the Lortie family for
three generations when the Clem-
mons family bought the company in
1998. The Clemmons understand the
delicacy of life all too well; Philip and
his sister Katherine took over Jelco
in 2008 after a tragic plane accident
took the lives of their parents. Per-
haps it makes their commitment to
safeguard their clients’ employees a
little more personal.
The Clemmons were a natural choice
to buy Jelco; their previous business,
a small, family-owned Fall Protection
Company delivered products with a
focused providing the highest quality
available at competitive prices. Now
with Jelco, they are able to supply
“Because we are out there as a leader, Jelco is also first out the door with the
products that will best service clients.”
–CEO and President, Philip B. Clemmons
MAY 2018
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