March 23, 2016
CLARK Honors Top Forklift Dealers with Dealer of Excellence and Special Recognition Awards
Lexington, KY – March 21, 2016 CLARK Material Handling Company recently announced the 2016 recipients of its prestigious "Dealer of Excellence" awards. Each year, CLARK selects its top dealers who excel in new equipment and aftermarket parts sales, service achievement, general customer satisfaction and overall dealership operations, and awards them with CLARK's highest honors. The awardees were hosted at a special event held at CLARK's North American headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky on February 10-12, 2016. President and C.E.O., Dennis Lawrence, commented on the importance of the awards recognition as to not only demonstrate the company's appreciation for a job well done, but also as a validation of the strong viability of CLARK's product in the marketplace and the continued surge of the CLARK brand in North America.
CLARK's 2016 Dealer of the Year is Valley Industrial Trucks, Inc. Celebrating their 60th year as a CLARK dealer, Valley is a two-time winner of this distinguished award. At their recent anniversary celebration, held in Youngstown, Ohio, the award was presented to Valley's employees. Mr. Jim Hammond, President, commented, "Valley Industrial Trucks and CLARK share a common growth strategy. Our businesses have been aligned since our inception 60 years ago and our futures remain strong together."
Buffalo Lift Trucks, Inc. was recognized as CLARK's 2016 New Dealer of the Year, an award presented to Paul Notaro, Sales Department Manager, at the ceremony in Lexington. In business for more than 30 years, Buffalo Lift Trucks became a CLARK
dealer in November, 2014. "We are off to a great start with CLARK and are excited to have this opportunity and partnership," said Mr. Notaro.
The 2016 Dealer of Excellence and Special Recognition Award Recipients:
Dealer of the Year
Valley Industrial Trucks, Inc. – Youngstown, Ohio
New Dealer of the Year
Buffalo Lift Trucks, Inc. – Buffalo, New York
Dealer of Excellence
Burke Handling Systems, Inc. – Jackson, Mississippi
Cal-Lift, Inc. – City of Industry, California
Fraza Forklifts – Canton, Michigan
Lift Parts Service, LLC – Wichita, Kansas
Valley Industrial Trucks, Inc. – Youngstown, Ohio
Dealers of Distinction
Delta Materials Handling – Memphis, Tennessee
Equipment Depot Texas
Holly Material Handling & Equipment, Inc. – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Louisiana Lift & Equipment – Shreveport, Louisiana
Mid-West Industrial Equipment, Inc. – Piqua, Ohio
Dealer of Merit
All-Lift of Georgia, Inc. – Atlanta, Georgia
All World Lift Truck Company, LLC – Tampa, Florida
Continental Lift Truck, Inc. – South Ozone Park, New York
Forklifts of Des Moines – Des Moines, Iowa
Forklifts of Minnesota, Inc. – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Forklifts of Toledo – Toledo, Ohio
Material Handling, Inc. – Dalton, Georgia
MYMMSA – México City, D.F., México
National Lift of Arkansas – Little Rock, Arkansas
STARLIFT Equipment Co. – West Haven, Connecticut
Special Recognition Awards
All World Lift Truck Co., LLC – Tampa, Florida
Delta Materials Handling, Inc. – Memphis, Tennessee
Equipment Depot Texas – Houston, Texas
Forklifts of Minnesota, Inc. – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Louisiana Lift and Equipment, Inc. – Saint Rose, Louisiana
The 2016 Top Individual Award Winners:
TOP SALES MANAGERS 2016
Lou Cantin – All World Lift Truck Co. LLC
Larry Carpenter – Forklifts of Minnesota, Inc.
Mike Marrs – Cal-Lift, Inc.
Don McGinley – Alliance Material Handling, Inc.
Raul Ortegon – Maquinaria Rivero
Marc Terwilliger – Equipment Depot Texas
TOP SALES REPRESENTATIVES 2016
Doug Houston – Apex Material Handling Corporation
Breck Lehman – CSI Material Handling, Inc.
Robert Leonberger – Material Handling, Inc.
Eleazar Marquez – OZMAQ
Gord Sanford – Cervus Equipment
Eric Seldomridge – Louisiana Lift & Equipment, Inc.
TOP SALES COORDINATORS 2016
Jaeme Boling – Material Handling, Inc.
Danielle Fletcher – FMH Material Handling Solutions, Inc.
Carrie Rodi – Forklifts of Des Moines
Rodolfo Rodriguez Flores – AMECO
Connie Stidham – Equipment Depot Texas
Kellie Williams – Alliance Material Handling, Inc.
TOP PARTS MANAGERS 2016
John Carruthers – All-Lift of Georgia, Inc.
Ulises Duran – MYMMSA
Eric Kaiser – Mid-West Industrial Equipment, Inc.
Danny McAnarney – Cal-Lift, Inc.
Bill Rohan – TruPar America
Glenda Wisdom – Holly Material Handling & Equipment, Inc.
TOP SERVICE MANAGERS 2016
Joe Cabral – LiftTruck Parts & Service
Art Martin – Forklifts of Toledo
Steve McGuire – Material Handling, Inc.
Jose Luis Pando – MYMMSA
Jeff Wyse – Lift Parts Service LLC
TOP RENTAL MANAGERS 2016
Joseph Donofrio – Continental Lift Truck, Inc.
Luz Maria Gonzalez Itzcoatl – DIMPSA
Todd Jordan – Equipment Depot Texas
Lorri Radcliff – Forklifts of Des Moines
About CLARK Material Handling Company
CLARK Material Handling Company has been an industry leader since its production of the first gasoline powered material handling truck in 1917. CLARK has over 550 locations worldwide with dealer representation in more than 80 countries. A full range of I.C. and Electric trucks for diverse applications are available in the CLARK product line. For more information about CLARK, CLARK products and job opportunities at CLARK, please visit: www.clarkmhc.com
