Coble Trench Safety Inc. (CTS), a Greensboro-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, and the rental and sales of traffic safety equipment has opened a new branch in Atlanta, Ga., which will service the Atlanta metropolitan area and surrounding area in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

“We are very excited about our new Atlanta operation,” said Tom Coble, president of CTS. “The Atlanta branch is our seventh expansion outside the state of North Carolina, and will be the tenth fully-staffed operation of Coble Trench Safety in the United States.”

The new branch will be managed by Matt Pace with Coble Trench Safety’s Vice President — Operations, Matt Coble, helping to develop the initial branch presence for the company. Matt Coble has many years of direct successful experience in the equipment rental industry in a variety of positions. Pace and Coble will be responsible for the Atlanta market for CTS.

“We are fortunate to have Matt Coble and Matt Pace heading up our new Atlanta location,” said Coble. “Their successful track record and specific industry experience will truly be an asset to Coble Trench Safety and our customers in the Atlanta market.”

In maintaining the objective of building a network of trench and traffic safety branches, CTS plans to open at least one to two other new branch operations in the coming year with additional branches to follow.

For more information, visit www.cobletrenchsafety.com.