Yale Recognizes 2018 Dealers of Excellence

Yale Materials Handling Corporation is excited to recognize its top performing dealers with the 2018 Dealer of Excellence award. This award honors Yale® dealers that have exhibited focused leadership and continue to drive their customers to the highest level of performance in all functional areas of materials handling.

To receive the award, dealers must meet rigorous business practice standards and performance criteria, which are assessed and modified annually to ensure alignment with evolving customer expectations and heightened industry demands. The Dealer of Excellence recipients will be honored at a special awards celebration on April 25-29th 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, AZ.

“Our entrepreneurial, exclusive and independent dealer network provides us with a definitive competitive advantage, and integral to providing the expert knowledge and support that drives customer satisfaction and attracts new business. Every year, the Dealer of Excellence recipients demonstrate their willingness to enhance capabilities and commitment to the safety of their associates, while meeting the increasingly demanding recognition criteria. The consistency in which they stand out amongst a talented network of dealers is remarkable.” Bob Sattler, Vice President, Dealer Business Development.

HONOREES

Alta Equipment – Western Michigan
Berry Material Handling
Black Equipment – IN
Burns Industrial Equipment – Pittsburgh
Eastern Lift Truck Co. Inc – Baltimore/ DC/ DE &
Philly/South Jersey
Fairchild Equipment – North
Fitzgerald Equipment
Gregory Poole – Carolinas
HILO Equipment Services
Medley Material Handling
NITCO – Boston
Pape`- Central Washington & Eugene
Riekes Equipment
Tynan Equipment Co.
Wheeler Material Handling – Alabama & Tennessee

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