International

BANGKOK (July 16, 2014) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, announced its relocation to a larger and more strategically-placed premises in the high-growth eastern seaport area of Bangkok, Thailand. The relocation positions Crown to better support its growing customer base in terms of capacity and service response times. Additionally, it enables Crown to implement a number of new environmental initiatives. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (June 17, 2014) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently recognized its top performing dealers in Latin America. Lift Trucks & Parts, Inc. in Puerto Rico and IMEQ Dominicana S.A. in the Dominican Republic earned top awards for sales and service performance. read more »»

MUNICH (May 21, 2014) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, earned its second consecutive International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award earlier this week at the CeMAT trade fair in Hanover. This year’s award honors Crown’s QuickPick^® Remote order-picking technology, which prevailed in the “Warehouse Trucks” category during an IFOY test week in real-world conditions. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (April 10, 2014) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced its QuickPick^® Remote order-picking technology earned its third international design award for superior design quality, workmanship, ergonomics and innovative functionality. The most recent honor comes from the iF International Forum Design in the “Transportation Design/Special Vehicles” category of its 2014 product design competition. The iF jury has now recognized Crown product design excellence 35 times since 1969. read more »»

MUNICH (April 7, 2014) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, opened a new branch office in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia in Spain. During the last few years, Crown has been steadily developing the company’s share of the Spanish market, opening a company-owned retail facility in Valencia in 2011 and a dedicated Spanish head office in Madrid in late 2012.

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Munich (December 4, 2013) – Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is expanding its activities in Germany with three new investments intended 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 are constantly looking for ways to cut costs,” said Ken Dufford, vice president Europe, Crown. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (July 23, 2013) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today introduced the Crown ES 4000 Stacker Series that is designed and engineered to provide precision and power in small spaces. It is capable of handling capacities up to 3,500 pounds and can reach a lift height of 132 inches. The forklift is ideal for use in stacking, stock replenishment and work positioning in a variety of industries, including manufacturing and printing operations. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (July 18, 2013) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today released its 2013 ecologic^™ report highlighting the company’s global efforts to minimize waste, manage energy use, and maximize product and facility lifespan. The 2013 report can be downloaded at crown.com. read more »»