Reaching
for the Sky
Born in Germany, 1942, Wolf
Haessler came to Canada, 1952, with parents, one sister, and four brothers.
They settled, first, Montreal, then Richmond Hill, Ontario. Wolf graduated
in engineering from the University of Guelph, 1966. He also graduated,
University of Western Ontario, with a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Co-founding a machinery building business, 1969, Wolf and his company,
Haessler & De Way, initially specialized in manufacturing equipment
for food processors and handling materials. Realizing a need for scissor-type
work platforms, the company envisioned becoming a work platform manufacturer
and Skyjack Inc. was born, 1981. By 1985, Wolf had purchased all of the
shares of Haessler & De Way not owned by him. Today, Wolf is continually
on the road in Europe and Asia expanding the sales of Skyjack scissor platforms,
one model of which he stands upon in this recent view. [Photo, courtesy
Skyjack Inc.]