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Crown Equipment Corporation is expanding its activities in Germany with three new investments to enhance customer service throughout Europe. “Although the world market for forklifts declined slightly in 2012, we were able to further expand our business in the EMEA region. This can be attributed to the fact that in the continuing difficult economic situation, customers […]

The Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) announces its new board members for 2014.     Scott Larsen, president of R. H. Brown Company, and Mike Wall, president of Container Systems Inc., have been elected to serve on the board of directors. Brett Wood, president/CEO of Toyota Material Handling, USA Inc., has […]

Crown Equipment Corporation is expanding its activities in Germany with three new investments to enhance customer service throughout Europe. “Although the world market for forklifts declined slightly in 2012, we were able to further expand our business in the EMEA region. This can be attributed to the fact that in the continuing difficult economic situation, customers […]

The Raymond Corporation has made multiple new appointments in the organization, including: Lou Callea is appointed vice president and general counsel. Callea will manage all strategic and day-to-day operations within the legal department. Callea previously was general counsel for the legal department. Erric Heitmann is appointed vice president, engineering. Heitmann will have responsibility for product […]

  Kenny Wright, business development manager for Servtech, was elected chairman of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association at its recent AGM. Oliver Auston, managing director of Checkmate Lifting and Safety, has been chosen to serve as vice chairman. Wright said: “It is a huge privilege to serve as chairman, and my priority is to support […]

United Rentals Inc. will host its used equipment sale on Thurs., Dec. 12, 2013 from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. The second annual sale will be staged at more than 650 participating branches in North America. United Rentals equipment specialists will be on hand at each branch to answer questions about applications and safe operation. […]

Kohler Engines has named Brian Melka VP for the Americas. In this new role, Melka will identify and drive key business strategies to continue business growth through Kohler Engines’ expanding product line and key customer partnerships. “Brian is a seasoned global business leader,” said Tom Cromwell, president of Kohler. “His experience in a variety of […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has released three new resources to help businesses take advantage of the benefits of equipment finance.  The multimedia resources—a video, a digital toolkit and an infographic—highlight how companies of all types and sizes can use leasing and financing to their strategic advantage to acquire the equipment they need […]

Morse drum handlers offer optional batteries that contain no lead, no acid, create no gasses during charge, and are lighter than lead-acid batteries. The batteries' longer life means fewer replacements, less maintenance labor and downtime, which often reducing total costs. The batteries put out up to 2000 cycles, achieve up to eight times longer cycle […]

Jergens Inc. has been named the Preferred Workholding Solutions Supplier of Penske Racing. Working together with Penske Racing personnel, Jergens Workholding Solutions is bringing advanced quick-change fixturing to the racing team’s machine shop operations.   Jergens Quick-Change Fixturing provides Penske Racing the ability to accelerate production and prototyping to improve their “Speed to Track.” Jergens workholding […]