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Passion is defined as a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. Passion with Purpose defines those companies that are reaching a different level of success by creating strong partnership bonds with their five stakeholders - customers, employees, suppliers, owners and community. These companies have been examined in several books and are referred to as Firms of Endearment, Companies with a Soul, and Conscious Companies.

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Data Mining & Predictive AnalyticsPresented by Michael Marks, Indian River Consulting Group

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Keynote Presentation A Patriot’s Calling: Leadership, Teamwork and SacrificePresented by Major Dan Rooney, USAF

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From DC to Silicon Valley: 3 Hot Power Trends That Will Impact Your Company Through 2018Presented by Gene Marks, Columnist and Business Owner

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Would you like to increase your market share?

If you are an equipment dealer, you are probably thinking that this has to be the most stupid question you have ever been asked. Hey, it’s an election year; the media is allowed to ask dumb questions. As an equipment dealer you are accustomed to being told (in sometimes impolite terms) that you had better figure out how to (quickly) increase your dealership’s market share.

Dealers in every industry are being pressured on a regular basis to improve their market share. It has become the nature of the beast. We became familiar with the term market share well over 50 years ago. Its usage has grown to the point where it has become the number one issue between manufacturers and equipment dealers today.

Who benefits from increased market share? Is it equipment dealers? If so, how do they benefit? Dealers are constantly being asked (or told) to reduce their equipment margins. Margins on equipment sales today in most industries have dropped to the low single digits, with no end in sight. If a dealer’s market share drops, then he is given a warning and a time limit for reaching the manufacturers’ arbitrary goal. In some cases, the dealer is given an option: To be either a buyer or seller of the manufacturer’s line of products. If a dealer chooses to become a seller, he will be told to whom he can sell his dealership.

Does the supplier/manufacturer benefit from increased market share? This question is impossible to answer, as the availability of hard number is very limited. I’ve been told it makes stockholders very happy. In many instances, corporate officers and management personnel received bonuses based upon market share. That is one of the reasons market share pressure builds at the end of the manufacturer’s fiscal year.

Herb Kelleher, who successfully started and grew Southwest Airlines, made this comment: “Market share has nothing to do with profitability. Market share says we just want to be big and we don’t care whether we make money doing it!”

On November 29, 2011, American Airlines, one of our country’s largest airlines, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I have a soft spot in my heart for American Airlines. My first airplane flight was with American in August of 1948, on a DC-3 out of Mexico City. It was my beginning of a long relationship with the airlines. Unfortunately I had the opportunity of seeing many, many airlines over my years suffer the same fate as American. I am only glad to see, however that the name American Airlines still flies the skies.

The ultimate goal of not only American but of so many other airlines was to be the leader in market share, even if that goal meant the destruction of their profit margins.

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Did all these failures have anything to do with a sagging economy, high fuel prices or unemployment? This is quite likely, but in many experts’ opinions it goes deeper than that. It stems from an overall attitude of indifference from the top down in corporate offices. As reported by numerous news agencies, this indifference results in deteriorating and then destroying customer satisfaction.

Let’s carry this over to the equipment industry. The dealer’s basic function as a customer (a definition we’ve always disputed) of the manufacturer and/or supplier is to both sell and service the products produced by the manufacturer/supplier. These two functions, plus the handling of used equipment, are functions the manufacturer/supplier cannot perform.

Equipment manufactured today is extremely sophisticated and becoming more and more complicated and difficult to service. One thing that has never changed in the market place is the customer’s concern about service after the sale. Customers cannot afford any unscheduled down time. They want to know that after the sale there will be someone there to take care of their service needs and requirements. They continue to want high parts availability and quick service response time.

As mentioned in so many of our articles, most equipment dealers have a low service contribution to sales percentage. In all too many cases, this contribution is below 10 percent, and 10% is mediocre at best. As we mentioned in so many of our articles over the years, it is the dealer’s service department that carries the dealership’s highest margins.

This is why we constantly point out to dealers that if they are going to continue to reduce their margins on high priced equipment, they had better develop a solid marketing plan for selling customers the dealership’s services after the sale. If this does not happen, even the 5-6 percent service contribution will begin to erode as customers: 1) try to do the work themselves, 2) seek out independent shops, 3) give the shade tree technicians an opportunity, or 4) seek out those fleet management companies that are beginning to develop throughout the country. Dealers can ill afford to lose even that meager five percent service contribution. If they lose that, their cash flow will begin to dry up while their absorption rate will drop dramatically.

Most dealers will tell you the one problem or hesitation in increasing service contribution is their inability to find qualified technicians. This is a topic we talked and wrote about more than 25 years ago. The pool of technicians is drying up and the aging workforce is removing many of those in that labor pool. Training technicians is yet another expensive and long-term process. The new tools and computers for working on new and sophisticated equipment is also an enormous expense. It’s a vicious cycle. If the desire for market share continually drains the profitability of selling equipment, how do dealers afford an experienced, quality crew in their service shop with the necessary tools for working on the new equipment? These problems are becoming more and more profound each year, with little light at the end of the tunnel.

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So what is the answer? Maybe, just maybe, manufacturers/suppliers need to give dealers a bit of leeway on market share. Maybe they should look at helping equipment dealers develop strong customer satisfaction with all the services they have to offer their customers. Customer satisfaction builds something equipment dealers have not had in a long time – customer loyalty. Product lines are basically the same, and there the buying issue becomes little more than price. Customer loyalty brings the customer back the second, third, fourth and even the fifth time to purchase equipment from the dealership. Most equipment dealers have not had this earned luxury in years and it is customer loyalty that drives customer retention.

According to statistics from customer polls, customer retention means that the customer is more than willing to pay a bit more for the product, if the selling dealer markets and provides the after service they expect.

As the customer returns more and more often to the dealership to purchase equipment and service, the dealer’s financial strength increases and sales improve dramatically, satisfying both the dealer and the manufacturer/supplier with increased market

share. This is what we describe as the equipment dealer’s self-feeding-product spiral.

Those equipment dealers who have achieved world-class service status have recognized that customer service is not a department. It is everyone from top to bottom within the dealership working together to create a culture that defines true customer satisfaction. Maybe it is time for manufacturers/suppliers to become involved once again in increasing their dealers’ customer satisfaction indexes.

We have been associated with an equipment dealer who has practiced these basics for more than 50 years and has been extremely successful in achieving both the areas of profitability and highly acceptable market share, with, by the way, an excellent absorption rate. This dealer has for years successfully marketed the dealership’s service to his customers: before the sale of the equipment, during the sale of the equipment and yes, after the sale of the equipment. Focus upon truly servicing the customer and you will be successful beyond your expectations. Next month’s article will cover the topic of Buyer’s Remorse.

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One good one

One good employee is worth three average employees. And I am absolutely sure you immediately know who that is in your organization. I would also guess you can name the three marginal members of your staff as well.

How nice it would be to have an entire staff of "good" employees. Very nice indeed, but tough to do in this environment when all you hear out in the marketplace is that "qualified" people are not available. So it is probably just about impossible to find both qualified and good folks to bring into the fold.

To give yourself a fighting chance to attract the "keepers" you will need a system to attract, engage, hire and keep people once you identify the one's you are interested in talking to. I would relate this system to something similar to what your best sales folks have in terms of a system to engage potential customers as well as close the deal.

For some reason there are a lot of people out of work either because they lost their job or because they are not interested in looking for work. Included in this group are folks marginally attached to work who could be swayed to come join your program if the pay is better than the marginal work they are doing. They could be swayed your way, but only if they know the opportunity is there and is presented in a way to show your place of business is an attractive place to work.

When I think of the multiple generations that make up our workforce the one conclusion I come to is you need to be flexible and able to deal with the needs associated with each group. We have the boomers. We have the Gen X and we have our new friends the millennials.

I believe boomers are still interested in working but maybe not a full week or a full day. I also believe many boomers are tech savvy and at least able to perform those pesky PM's you always fall behind on.

Boomers could also work from home and perform clerical tasks. Some do collection work, track insurance certificates and make calls reminding customers about service appointments

In this day and age there are many ways to work around a full 40 hr schedule and still get the job done for less cost.

There are three major employment categories we need help with:

✓ Techs✓ Sales ✓ Clerical

From what I read it appears that current employee referrals provide the best source for techs. If this is so I suggest you make it profitable for the referral source to do so. And I am not talking $500... I am suggesting a lot more maybe paid over a 3-5 year period if the employee stays. Once the word gets around that there is some "real" money to be made there will be techs lined up at your door leaving you with the problem of weeding out the unqualified candidates. Nice problem to have...right?

As far as sales folks go it is best to try and find other organizations that you know do an exceptional job of training their sales staff. If you can find them and pick off a few of their folks you will find it will take less time for those folks to get into selling lift trucks, parts, service and rental, because they understand a process is necessary to find, cultivate and harvest business from new and existing customers.

On the other hand, if you can find hard working sales professionals who need some help to move them up the ladder to success, I would suggest providing sales tests along with sales training to improve their sales skills. I have been hearing some good things about certain training facilities and have personally been involved with the sales process and found the results quite impressive. I would be glad to pass on a name and number if you need it, but don't want to spell it out in this column.

And let's keep in mind that the sales skills of old take a lot more time than a process built around today's technology. Mobile apps, tablets and customer contact systems have a way to keep you in front of your customers at a fraction of the cost if you had people doing this work internally. Want some ideas, let me know.

So once you engage these folks what is it exactly they are looking for? Well, let me tell you.

Comp and bonus structure.Overall company culture.Health Insurance.Current technology (all three groups).Financial planning.I have one more to add to the list but in all honesty thought

it is a bit far-fetched. You will love this one...and it is...HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE ALL DAY LONG! And guess what...IT IS A BIG DEAL! Especially for the younger crowd. As it turns out a group of dealers I talked to confirmed this to be true. It turns out this is an internal networking thing that brings people closer to the company they work for.

I guess the point of this column is to make you aware that there are people out there willing to earn a buck for themselves and their employer. All you have to do is spend some time making your "culture" more friendly and progressive. In the end, if employees like what they are doing and where they work they will stay and bring other good employees with them.

Now get out there and buy some donuts.

Garry Bartecki is a CPA MBA with GB Financial Services LLC. E-mail [email protected] to contact Garry.

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"Safety is this industry's number one concern, but there is simply no safety case to be made for a regulation that requires two-person crews, especially where Positive Train Control is fully operational," said Edward R. Hamberger, AAR president and CEO. "Worldwide, trains safely operate with one person in the cab, including here in the United States with passenger and commuter trains and some short line freight railroads. Major European railway systems running many mixed freight and passenger trains per day have safely implemented single-person train crews. "Coming from an administration that champions smart, data-driven regulations, it is inexplicable how this proposal was approved by the President's Office of Management and Budget," said Hamberger. "Even the FRA concedes they have no 'reliable or conclusive statistical data' to suggest that two-person crews are safer. I encourage the FRA to reexamine the facts and exercise sound regulatory judgment before finalizing a rule that lacks empirical support." Hamberger pointed out Class 1 freight railroads remain committed to two people in the cab for trains operating on mainline track that is not equipped with Positive Train Control (PTC). PTC will be in operation for 60,000 out of the nation's 140,000-mile freight rail system. "Notwithstanding an extensive body of evidence showing that two-person crews are no safer than one-person crews, the nation's Class 1 freight railroads currently operate with two-person crews, and have committed to continuing that practice for trains without PTC systems in place," Hamberger stated. "PTC is designed to provide continuous monitoring of train operations to protect against human error in controlling train speeds and movements. This is exactly the kind of safety redundancy through technology for which the FRA has long advocated." www.aar.org

Hy-Tek Material Handling acquires two Ohio companies

Hy-Tek Material Handling, Inc. has acquired Gems Conveyor Installation, Inc. (GEMS) and Applied Handling Equipment Co. (AHECO). The acquisitions are expected to boost 2016 sales to $125 million. Columbus, Ohio-based Hy-Tek is the premier single-source provider of material handling solutions for industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, pharmaceutical, food, electronics and automotive. The acquisitions were announced by Hy-Tek CEO Sam Grooms. GEMS is an installer of welded construction conveyors for the parcel handling industry. Customers include FedEx Ground, UPS and Amazon. GEMS also provides conveyor system installation services to distribution centers nationwide. Located in Greater Cincinnati, GEMS is overseen by principals Scott Meiman and Don McDonald, reporting to Hy-Tek Integrated Systems President Tom Mann. Dayton, Ohio-based AHECO provides products and services for ergonomic material handling. AHECO serves the automotive, aerospace, food equipment and general manufacturing industries. Customers include Honda of America Manufacturing, UTC Aerospace Systems and Whirlpool Corp. Principal Tim Colston oversees the division. www.hy-tek.net

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Representatives of the Industrial Packaging Safety Alliance, or PackSafe, met with Congressional members and staff to raise awareness of dangerous inconsistencies in fire safety regulations. PackSafe is reaching out to Congress to explain the need for the Occupational and Health Administration (OSHA) to update its regulations to reflect more recent codes governing the transportation and warehousing of hazardous and flammable liquids published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). “We’re reaching out to members of Congress because of OSHA’s unwillingness to act on something we see as reasonable enforcement and upkeep of existing regulations,” said PackSafe Senior Advisor John McQuaid. “Why focus on OSHA? When a

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With so many pressing business issues in the mix each day, developing tomorrow’s leaders might take a backseat in your mind. While it’s tempting to simply focus on the present, it’s critical to plan for success in the future as well. That’s where succession planning comes in.

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When a key position is left unfilled, important decisions cannot be reached and critical activities are delayed. It’s often difficult to meet or exceed customer expectations, to confront competition successfully, or to follow through on crucial long-term initiatives. Moreover, companies tend to see reduced loyalty among employees, increased turnover of identified successors and high performers, increased attrition in executive-level positions, and a shortfall in the number of future leaders. And no business wants that.

Retaining leadership talent is both a strategic and economic necessity. You cannot implement your strategy without the right leadership, so there is a heightened sense of urgency around succession planning. No matter how certain your future appears, now is the time to start taking measures to close the gaps. Creating a succession plan can help you drive competitive strategy, reinforce values, and successfully secure your company’s future.

Now let’s talk about the specific benefits of succession planning. There are many.

We’ll start with business results. Future viability and performance requires having the right people in the right place at the right time. This means that you must continually develop qualified pools of candidates who are ready to fill critical positions or step in if there are unplanned losses of key leaders. Filling leadership positions internally cuts down on hiring costs, ramp-up time and lost productivity. On the flip side, costs and organizational risks continue to go up for external searches. Plus, even if you identify someone with the right credentials, you may find out down the line that the person does not fit the company culture.

Effective succession planning results in enhanced and targeted employee development, which leads to improved employee morale and engagement, increased workforce productivity and expedited goal achievement. With so many leaders planning for retirement, proactive knowledge transfer is critical. If your organization can pinpoint the skills and competencies of retiring employees, you can use that information to develop qualified successors and facilitate smooth transitions when the time comes.

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Beware of the bad sales advice you see online

I was doing some research for a client training program and got a bit side-tracked when Googling. (Who doesn’t?) I did a couple of searches for “prospecting tips” and “telephone sales tips.”

I shouldn’t be surprised and saddened at what I find, but it still bugs me that there is so much bad advice out there. Which results in, I’m sure, people who actually try to use these things and get their teeth kicked in, suffering “rejection,” contributing to the negative image of salespeople.

I could fill an entire year’s worth of newsletters with what I read. Here are just a few pieces of bad advice, and my suggestions.

Yes, you DO need “scripts”Several posts stated adamantly that you should not work from

a script. You want to sound natural, not “canned.” I agree with the last sentence. And the best way to sound natural is knowing exactly what you will say, so you can say it confidently and naturally, and get the desired result. That’s what a script does, when it is written well, practiced and delivered in the right way. Just like an actor uses a script.

I’ve done many exercises in training sessions where I call on a sales rep and say, “Quick, give me your value statement.” If they have not scripted out and prepared variations of them, and used them, of course they bumble and stumble their way through it when they try to wing it.

We of course can’t script out our entire call, but we can script and prepare openings, voice mail messages, questions, value/result descriptions, closes, responses to resistance and answers to tough questions. All of the best salespeople do. Are you satisfied with yours?

It is not about youHere’s a suggestion straight from a “cold calling template.” In

the opening it says to start with something like,“Hi, my name is ___. I’m calling some startups in the area to

find out if they are a good fit for our product/service.”Think about the logical reaction to that. I have received that

call, and mine is, “I don’t care what you want. I care about what I want.” I feel sorry for the people who try using this template and get shot down over and over. In our openings we need to hint at what we might be able to do for them, and mention it quickly. Does yours do that?

Don’t ask for the meeting in the openingOne article from a major magazine suggests using the alternate

choice close for asking for a meeting in the opening. Please. No.Sure, your objective might be to set up the meeting, but do

not mention it in the opening. They don’t even see a reason to stay on the phone with you yet. And using the old, “...would

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Tuesday or Wednesday be better?” simply screams out that the caller is inexperienced and just read an old sales book.

“Say you’ll be in the area.”One article suggests that mentioning you’ll be in their area is a

good reason to call and set an appointment. Really? There are tens of thousands of people in my immediate area and I don’t have a reason to meet with them. Unless of course they have something I want. Or can help me avoid something I don’t want.

Pretty simple: You must have a valid, results – oriented reason they might have some interest in.

Do you have yours defined in a crystal-clear way?It is NOT a numbers gameHere’s a direct quote I pulled from an article:“Sales is a numbers game pure and simple. As a professional

baseball player, if you can average four hits out of ten times at bat, you are heading for the Hall of Fame. Research indicates that in sales you can expect your prospect to say NO five times before he or she buys. With this in mind, realize that with every sales rejection you receive, you are one step closer to making the sale!”

I get exasperated when I hear and read stuff like this. There are several fallacies here. First, activity for the sake of activity does not directly correlate to success. A single golfer joined our group the other day. He was horrible. Several times he said, “Well, if I would just get a chance to play more I’d be better.”

No he wouldn’t. He had an awkward flailing swing that gave him no chance of making solid contact or resulting in straight direction. More activity will just ingrain the bad habits.

We must be putting in QUALITY activity. With that said, you DO need to be picking up the phone to have a chance of success. A high level of quality phone activity is not an oxymoron. (Feel free to tweet that out. @ArtSobczak.)

And what is this “research” about someone saying NO five times before buying? That’s nonsensical and demoralizing. When I buy something I usually don’t say NO at all. And if I have to say NO to someone more than once, there won’t be a third or fourth time... the discussion will have ended. With that said, of course there are many instances where there is initial resistance—especially at the beginning of prospecting calls--and we certainly don’t want to give up.

In fact, resistance is a huge part of sales. But, the better outlook, instead of expecting five “no’s” is to first know how to prevent them and not cause them. And, we must understand the difference between resistance, hesitation and real concerns and roadblocks, and then the process for addressing them. It’s done with questions, not “rebuttals.”

Finally, you are not one step closer to making the sale with each rejection you receive. You know the old saying about the definition of insanity, right? It’s doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

To get one step closer to a sale after not succeeding, we need to examine why we are not succeeding, and adjust our process, continually striving to get better to get the result we want.

There is more sales information instantly available to us than at any point in history. And it's being added to constantly, even as you read this. But, a lot of it is bad.

Be relentless in your learning and searching for ideas, for sure. However, if it sounds hokey, you should question it and not accept it as gospel.

Art Sobczak helps sales pros prospect, sell and service accounts more effectively by using conversationally, non-sales messaging, and without “rejection.” Get a free ebook of 501 telephone sales tips at businessbyphone.com/501-tips-ebook. Email editorial @mhwmag.com to contact Art.

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CLARK honors top forklift dealers

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. www.clarkmhc.com

The 2016 Dealer of Excellence and Special Recognition Award Recipients:

Dealer of the YearValley Industrial Trucks, Inc. – Youngstown, Ohio

New Dealer of the YearBuffalo Lift Trucks, Inc. – Buffalo, New York

Dealer of ExcellenceBurke Handling Systems, Inc. – Jackson, MississippiCal-Lift, Inc. – City of Industry, CaliforniaFraza Forklifts – Canton, MichiganLift Parts Service, LLC – Wichita, KansasValley Industrial Trucks, Inc. – Youngstown, Ohio

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LEGACY Supply Chain Services unveils "Vets to WERC"

LEGACY Supply Chain Services has signed on at the Champion Sponsor level of the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s (WERC) 39th Annual Conference for Logistics Professionals. At this year’s WERC Conference, LEGACY will be unveiling a new program—"Vets to WERC"- that promotes hiring veterans into the supply chain industry. The Conference will be held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 15-18, 2016 and includes three days packed with educational sessions. The annual event routinely draws nearly 1,100 senior-level warehousing, logistics and supply chain professionals. LEGACY, a top-ranked, full-service third party logistics (3PL) provider that manages more than 6 million square feet of warehouse space in 50 locations throughout the United States and Canada, has been involved with WERC since 2000. The company regularly sponsors the WERC Conference, as well as has key members of its leadership team serve on the WERC Board of Directors (currently LEGACY Senior Vice President Andy Dishner is a WERC Director at Large). "LEGACY has long been a supporter of the WERC Conference due to the recognized thought leadership value WERC brings to the supply chain industry," explains Kyle Krug, LEGACY’s Director of Marketing Communications. www.legacyscs.com

AMT presents 2016 Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology presented the Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award to industry icon Marcus B. Crotts at its Annual Business Meeting, March 5, 2016, in Palm Desert, Calif. Marcus Crotts, founder of Crotts & Saunders Engineering, Inc., of Winston-Salem, was recognized for his outstanding support of the manufacturing technology industry. “The Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award honors those individuals from our industry who

have gone above and beyond by carrying out the mission of the association, and who have had a dramatic impact on our industry,” said Douglas Woods, AMT President. “Marcus has distinguished himself as an outstanding innovator, leader and advocate for the manufacturing technology and engineering industry.” For 57 years Mr. Crotts led Crotts & Saunders Engineering, Inc., a full-service machine tool distributor. Through his leadership, the company has become nationally recognized for its impact on manufacturing processes through improved basic design methodologies. As Board Chair of the American Machine Tool Distributors Association in the 1980s, Mr. Crotts skillfully guided the association during the introduction of CNC technology. www.amtonline.org

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pavers by mid-2016. It will add milling machines in the future. “Crusher Works is a great addition to our dealer network because of its commitment to customer service and focus on minimizing customer downtime,” said Ricardo Perez, Atlas Copco’s regional sales manager. “The team at Crusher Works is reliable and responds quickly to customer needs by having a large parts inventory and fleet service trucks for onsite maintenance and repairs, which aligns well with our goals to serve our customers’ needs to a maximum.” Crusher Works has a combined experience of over 30 years renting, selling and servicing aggregate machinery products for a wide range of industries, including recycling, sand and gravel, limestone quarries, coal mines, asphalt, concrete, demolition, top soil, mulch and compost. Its equipment offering includes mobile screens, crushers and scalpers as well as hammers, drills, trommels, conveyors, truck unloaders, horizontal grinders, shredders and roll-sizers. www.atlascopco.com/us

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With industrial working environments becoming more dangerous, specifically where lifting is involved, J. C. Renfroe, manufacturer of industrial lifting products, has opened a new training center onsite

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Forklift manufacturer expands its business in Brazil

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) grows its business in Brazil by appointing Anderson Silva to logistics coordinator and Rafael Nishino to coordinator of planning and purchases for its South American subsidiary, UniCarriers Corporation South America (UCSA). As the logistics coordinator, Silva is responsible for coordinating all of UCSA’s truck orders and logistic jobs, including trucks and parts importation, inbound processing and working with brokers and freight forwarders. As the planning and purchases coordinator,

Rafael Nishino is responsible for coordinating and planning spare parts orders of the complementary supplies for the office and warehouses, as well as developing local suppliers to provide better customer service for dealers and end users. www.unicarriersamericas.com

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Global labor markets may be alluring to some American businesses, but one Midwestern manufacturer has found that nothing compares with its local work force. “Our people in Newton and Brooklyn Iowa can (produce) as cost-effectively as anywhere in the world,” said Reggie Collette, sales and marketing manager for Iowa-based Thombert, Inc.

He said the company has considered opening overseas locations in the past but ultimately determined the quality and productivity of its workers cannot be matched. Collette said the productivity numbers back this up - as a result, the business continues to invest in its plant and equipment, systems and people at both of its manufacturing facilities. The Brooklyn plant is poised for major expansion as early as next month. Due to demand the plant will increase its manufacturing footprint by two-thirds.

The company, which makes polyurethane wheels and tires for narrow electric lift trucks, has been operating out of the central Iowa town of Newton for 70 years. About 116 people work for the business.

Thombert began in 1946 as a custom wood furniture manufacturer, featuring the combined names of founders and brothers Thomas R. and Robert L. Smith, according to the company's online history.

In 1952, the company moved into the growing market of plastics manufacturing and set to work designing high-quality industrial plastics. In 1958 it became the first company in North America licensed to cast polyurethane elastomers, according to the business website.

The resulting Dyalon® - a combination of plastic and rubber characteristics – quickly became a preferred material for electric lift truck and wheels and tires, according to the company history.

In 1987, Thombert became the first U.S. licensed manufacturer of the German polyurethane elastomer Vulkollan® and in 1995 launched Dyalon® 'A' Ghp, the business history said.

Today, Thombert's focus is not on making the least expensive products, but in manufacturing wheels and tires that will outlast any competitors', therefore offering the “longest ride and lowest cost per hour,” Collette said. “People come to us because they are looking for longer wheel and tire life and lower operating costs,” he said, adding that Thombert is the key supplier to most major original equipment manufacturers in North America. Thombert is the most requested brand by original equipment manufacturers, dealers and end-users in the material handling industry, according to Collette.

He said the common theme is that they can depend on Thombert to help improve warehouse productivity and lower costs.

The business offers engineering and application experience to its original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers. Wrap-around services to customers has become an important issue and helps drive their success.

“Our goal is to help our customers develop a great brand,” Collette said. Thombert also has an aftermarket program with select dealers, which has high rates of dealer satisfaction and

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Thombert is active in its community and has received a host of awards in recent years, including an award from Des Moines Area Community College as small business of the year. In addition, Thombert has recently received aftermarket supplier of the year in 2015 from Unicarriers Americas in Marengo IL.

Thombert believes in promoting science, technology, engineering and math programming - STEM - and as a result has been working closely with the local high school to help students better understand the opportunity that awaits a career in advanced manufacturing.

As Thombert moves into its seventh decade of operation, its leaders are focused on its customers and employees. The sustainability of the business can only be achieved if all the stakeholders are successful, including our employees, customers and owners, Collette said.

Thombert leaders expect the use of electric lift trucks will increase in the industry because of the growth in warehouse space and the growing use of electric lift trucks in those operations, and with that will come higher expectations for load and speed capabilities.

“We want our customers to know we're not only committed to quality, but committed to the environment,” Collette said. Thombert has received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental systems as well as ISO 9001 designation for quality systems.

System improvements also will be key in coming years, according to Collette. Original equipment lift truck manufacturers will work more closely with their key national accounts and control more and more of their aftermarket business now and in the future. “Those types of customers are dominating more of the market,” Collette said.

As Thombert is poised for an increased footprint in the coming expansion, belief in the company brand is strong, according to Collette. “We will continue to be a leader in the polyurethane wheel and tire business for years to come,” he said.

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Intelligrated®, North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, announces computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) designed

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ADVANCE METALWORKING COMPANY, INC. . . 40

ADVANTAGE MATERIAL HANDLING, INC. . . . . . 15

AFTERMARKET SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

ALL BRAND FORKLIFT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL TRANSMISSION INC . . 21

ARCON EQUIPMENT, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

BAY EQUIPMENT CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CAVAION BAUMANN USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CHARNOR INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

CLARK MATERIAL HANDLING CO. . . . . . . . . . . . 7

COMBILIFT LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (INSERT 2)

CONNELL FINANCE CO. INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DACS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

DYNA RACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

ECOTEC LTD. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ENGINE POWER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EOSLIFT USA CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FLIGHT SYSTEMS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (FSIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 38

GATEWAY RACK CORP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

GRINDSTAFF ENGINES, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

H&K EQUIPMENT COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

HADER INDUSTRIES INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

HMS LIFT INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

INTERTHOR, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

JOSEPH INDUSTRIES, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

MELMOR ASSOCIATES, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MHCONX.COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25, 31

MOR-VALUE PARTS COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

MOTOR TECH, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RHINO RUBBER, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

RICO EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SAFETY SYSTEMS & CONTROLS INC. . . . . . . . . . 36

SHOPPA'S MATERIAL HANDLING . . . . . . . . . . . 39

STELLANA U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SUMMIT METAL PRODUCTS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . 41

SUPERIOR ENGINEERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SUPERIOR TIRE & RUBBER CORP. . . . . . . . . . . . 33

THE FORKLIFT PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, (INSERT 15)

THOMBERT, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TRI-BORO STORAGE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

TVH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 52 (INSERT 11, 13)

UNIRAK STORAGE SYSTEMS . . . . . . (INSERT 1, 18)

UNITED CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

VALUE RAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WY'EAST PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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