Safety/Training

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (November 1, 2019) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced the opening of a new, expanded sales and service center in Springfield, Missouri. The facility will help Crown meet growing customer needs in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas, including the areas of Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Lebanon, Missouri. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (June 6, 2019) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is using this month’s National Forklift Safety Day sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), to collaborate with companies on achieving greater connectivity in their facilities to help enhance safety. read more »»

There is no single, effective solution when it comes to eliminating forklift accidents. The best solution is a combination of a variety of approaches that collectively define expectation, reinforce safe behaviors and monitor activities to measure the effectiveness of the program. There are a number of considerations to consider when developing your forklift safety plan. read more »»

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) is a family owned and operated supplier and distributor of alcoholic beverages. Starting from a small bottling operation in Texas in 1909, the company has expanded to a team of over 20,000 employees, distributing more than 150 million cases of wine and spirits annually across 44 U.S. markets, the District of Columbia, Canada and the Caribbean. The company continues to grow, expanding its Lakeland, FL distribution center from 800,000 to 1.2 million square feet to meet growing customer demand.

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Customer feedback has always been an essential part of Crown’s business model as we look to develop new services, products and technology to meet customer needs. Social media has become a key tool not only for soliciting customer feedback, but for sharing information with customers and the industry as a whole. It allows us to collect and dispense information more quickly nearly any other form of communication. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (November 6, 2018) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, announces the opening of the 20^th global regional Demonstrated Performance service training center by one of its longtime dealers, Material Handling Supply. The collaboration with Material Handling Supply will provide the focused environment needed to conduct large-scale training and host Crown’s Demonstrated Performance® (DP) Training programs at the company’s facility located in Pennsauken, New Jersey. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (June 26, 2018) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently earned a Top 100 Supply Chain Projects award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE). Crown earned its place on the list for helping Northgate Markets, a chain of supermarkets in Southern California, improve operator compliance, productivity and safety. read more »»

A robust and engaging training program can help educate and encourage employees to maintain a safety mindset at all times. It’s not just about the quality and frequency of the training, but also the accessibility of the training. read more »»