Author: Jessica Ritter Holmes

How Exactly Are Used Crane Mats Graded?

Crane mats are useful, and often essential, for a variety of jobs. Renting crane mats is one option to save money, but buying used mats is another great way to save money while also building up your own inventory of mats. Ritter Forest Products offers our customers a selection of quality, used crane mats that… Read more »

Use Mats to Help Protect the Environment

With Arbor Day approaching at the end of April, it is a great time to reflect on what each one of us can do to take care of the Earth. At Ritter Forest Products, we have been providing countless clients with the exact products and expertise needed for any job for nearly 30 years. We… Read more »

Spring Back to Work With Crane Mats

Warmer weather will soon be here, bringing with it the sometimes difficult working conditions for construction sites that can come with spring. The season often brings with it wet weather leading to muddy, slippery and overall difficult construction sites that can make it difficult to effectively – and, most importantly, safely – get the job… Read more »

Choosing the Right Mat

When starting a job, it is important to have all of the right tools and equipment to get it done. So if the project requires a mat, it would benefit you and your coworkers greatly to have the best one. Here’s a look at a few of the different types of mats and materials you… Read more »

Return of Spring, Return of Road Construction

Now that northern states are starting to thaw out from what has been a not-so-average winter, it means that means spring is coming, or as it’s known by many people, construction season. This also means construction companies will be looking for rental supplies such as trucks or mats to complete their projects. The only thing… Read more »

Never Underestimate Nature When Operating Cranes

Operating a crane can be a complicated job – even dangerous at times. This is especially true when unexpected weather like high winds interferes with everyday construction work. At Ritter Forest Products, we offer a number of products that can help improve crane safety, including crane mats, but to make cranes as safe as possible,… Read more »

Ritter Forest – Available Where You Are

Ritter Forest Locations

Ritter Forest Products can ship our crane mats to locations all throughout the United States, but we offer five locations across the country to help provide customers with quick and easy service. The Ritter Forest corporate headquarters is located in Beaumont, Texas, with a second Texas office located in Houston. We also have branches in… Read more »

Stay Safe With Timber Shoring

Shoring Timbers

A structure is never truly stable until the construction process is complete, which is why safety precautions must be taken along the way to ensure a construction project and the people working on it are secure. One of the best ways to do this is to use shoring timbers. If you aren’t familiar with shoring… Read more »

Get What You Need With Custom-Cut Mats

Ritter Forest Products of Nederland, Texas, can provide you with made-to-fit hardwood mat solutions for your project. Custom-cut mats are available to suit your specific needs. Construction sites often “needed it yesterday,” right? Thankfully, Ritter values your company’s time  and delivers custom-cut mats and timbers quickly and efficiently, allowing you to tackle the project at… Read more »

Get Dragline Mats for Your Next Project

Dragline Mats

Few things are worse than getting an automobile or machine stuck in the mud. Luckily for construction workers, mats can help crews move their machines along the ground with ease. Many job sites use crane mats, but if the job requires a more narrow and precise approach, a digging or dragline mat might be more useful…. Read more »